Scheme of Redemption

Goals of Our Study To learn how God moved from man's problem of sin to His solution of Jesus on the cross To understand how everything in the scriptures relates to, and points to, Jesus and the cross To understand how everything in the Bible reveals God to mankind - who He is and what He is like Get a better understanding of how we got here tonight on the orange carpet 2 of 25

Recap "Scheme of Redemption" - The plan of God, established before creation, to redeem mankind from sin View the Bible as one book with the real division taking place at Genesis 3:6 rather than between Malachi and Matthew This division covers two drastically different worlds: The world prior to sin and the world after sin 3 of 25

Recap Genesis 1-2: God and perfection, man and innocence Strife and tragedy were unheard of Adam did not lie awake at night stressing over how he was going to resolve a problem in his life or how he was going to survive. Genesis 3-12 – “The Background of Redemption” The true division of the Bible takes place at Genesis 3:6. Everything changed here 4 of 25

Recap Sin the source of all suffering and no one is immune from its effects God is not to blame – It was our choice Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Each of us have indirectly eaten of the wrong tree Each of is responsible for the nails in Jesus 5 of 25

B.O.R. - Things we have discussed… How sin changed the earth in physical ways, and also how it affected the lives of mankind Survival suddenly became an issue Childbirth pain greatly increased Struggle between husband and wife The first foreshadowing of redemption was spoken of by God in Genesis 3:15 (bruise heel/head) The fall of Cain and his evil descendants 6 of 25

B.O.R. - Things we have discussed… Descendants of Cain Reveled in their evil lineage Descendants of Seth “Men began to call on the name of the Lord” Discussed the timelines of Seth’s lineage The overlaps show the connections that cover hundreds of years 7 of 25

Getting back to where we left off… Total Corruption of Mankind Genesis 6:1-2 – Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose 8 of 25

Total Corruption of Mankind Genesis 6:1-2 – Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose “Sons of God” – The righteous lineage of Seth “Daughters of men” – The evil lineage of Cain 9 of 25

Oil and water… Righteousness and unrighteousness do not mix! It’s much easier to pull someone down than it is to pull someone up More often than not, evil corrupts righteousness Even the best of us can succumb to evil and can have our lives destroyed by it 10 of 25

Oil and water… 1 John 2: Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world 1 Corinthians 15:33 – Bad company corrupts good morals 11 of 25

Oil and water… 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 – Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God KJV uses the phrase “unequally yoked” Bottom line – There is much danger in partnering ourselves up with unbelievers and the immoral. One side will have to give, and more often than not, it’s the Christian who is pressured to give 12 of 25

Oil and water… Deuteronomy 7:3-4 – Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods Both Samson and Solomon were led to destruction by pagan/unbelieving spouses 13 of 25

Admonition for our children We must strongly urge our young people to make bonds of friendship with God fearing and God following people Many of us stress our desire for our children to attend Christian colleges, and there is a reason why We must strongly urge our young people to marry God fearing and God following people And we must make no apologies for this. This is absolutely nothing for us to be ashamed of 14 of 25

What’s the worst that could happen? Genesis 6:5-7 – Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” It doesn’t get much worse than this 15 of 25

More insight to God’s hurt Genesis 6:11-12 – Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. 16 of 25

The plan for the flood begins Genesis 6:3 – Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” A 120 year countdown begins, during which God would work with a man named Noah to spare mankind What does all of this say about God? He is just – Evil must be handled He is merciful – He could have ended it all He is longsuffering 17 of 25

Meet Noah Genesis 6:8-9 – But Noah found favor in the eyes of the L ORD …Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God Why is this such a monumental statement? Of all the people on the earth (creation approx years old, most likely millions), only Noah found favor with God What was different about Noah? Safe to assume that Noah did not mix himself up with the unrighteous as others in his family did He remained faithful to God He had parents who led him to God 18 of 25

A preacher of righteousness 2 Peter 2:5 refers to Noah as a preacher of righteousness Do you think God would have spared anyone else who repented during the 120 year timespan? You can bet on it! Note that we are never told that Noah’s wife, his sons, nor his son’s wives were upstanding and righteous people. We just assume so. Yet, they were also saved. 19 of 25

Coming Up Genesis 3-12 – Continue on with studying the background of redemption The flood State of mankind after the flood 20 of 25