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Salvation’s Sure Plan. The Biblical Record Of Noah & The Flood. Salvation’s Sure Plan. The Plan - Its Preparation. By the time the plan is revealed, God has already decided to destroy all life Gen 6:5-7 We see how far & fast man can ruin a good thing cp. Gen 1:31 with 6:5
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Salvation’sSure Plan The Biblical Record Of Noah & The Flood
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Preparation • By the time the plan is revealed, God has already decided to destroy all life Gen 6:5-7 • We see how far & fast man can ruin a good thing cp. Gen 1:31 with 6:5 • We also see how sin affects God cp. Eph 4:30 • Noah, his family show righteousness can be found in a sinful world Gen 6:8cp. 2 Pet 2:5
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Particulars • It was DivinelygivenGen 6:13-14a • As Creator, God alone possessed the right to end life on earth • He told Noah to “make an ark” • He “warned” Noah about the flood Heb 11:7 • “To be Divinely commanded, instructed by the mouth of God” cp. Mt 2:12 Heb 8:5 Acts 11:26
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Particulars • It was minutelydetailedGen 6:14-16 • God specified all the details about the ark • The wood Ù gopher wood • The designs Ù rooms, window, door, floors • The buoyancy Ù covered with pitch inside & out • The dimensions Ù 300 cu L x 50 cu W x 30 cu H
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Particulars • It was believinglyreceivedGen 6:17-21 • God’s instructions were based on promises • He was going to destroy the earth • He would save Noah, protect him and his family • Noah built the ark “by faith” Heb 11:7 • It was over a 120 year period Gen 6:3 • He had to endure a lot and still be righteous 2 Pet 2:5
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Particulars • It was faithfullyfollowedGen 6:22 • Noah trusted God enough that he did what God said -- all of it • Faithfulness is always characterized by obedience to God’s word
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Pertinence To Us • The Bible offers an application for us today of Noah and the flood he faced 1 Pet 3:20-21 • Baptism is an “antitype” ÙA thing formed after some pattern; a thing that resembles another • Baptism & Noah’s flood played similar roles • Both saved 1 Pet 3:20 Mk 16:16 • Both destroyed Gen 6:17Rom 6:3-7 Acts 22:16
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Pertinence To Us • Our salvation plan is Divinelygivencp. Jer 10:23 Mt 1:21 Acts 4:12 • Our salvation plan is minutelydetailed • God allows no additions or subtractions to it Gal 3:15 Heb 9:15-17 • Just as Noah couldn’t alter any details, man today must accept God’s details for our salvation
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Pertinence To Us • Our salvation plan is minutelydetailed • FaithJn 8:24 Heb 11:6 Rom 10:17 Jas 2:24 • RepentanceLk 13:3 Acts 3:19 17:30 • ConfessionMt 10:32 cp. Acts 8:37 • BaptismMk 16:16 Acts 2:38 22:16 • Afterwards, Faithfulness1 Cor 15:1-2 Rev 2:10
Salvation’s Sure Plan The Plan - Its Pertinence To Us • Our salvation plan must be believinglyreceivedcp. 2 Kings 5:11-12 Acts 2:40-41 Jas 1:21 • Our salvation plan must be faithfullyfollowedHeb 5:8-9
Salvation’s Sure Plan Conclusion • When discussing salvation today, many like to read Eph 2:8-9 and skip over v. 10 • Noah was “saved by grace through faith” • “Saved”Ù 1 Pet 3:20 • “Grace”Ù Gen 6:8 • “Faith”Ù Heb 11:7 Will you be saved like Noah, using God’s plan for you?