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God Shut the Door!. Genesis 7:16. Longsuffering of God 1 Peter 3:20 Gen 6:5, 9-12, 22. When Noah and his family entered the ark, God shut the door! Gen 7:16-24. The Gospel 2 Tim 4:2-4 Matt 7:21. Heaven. When the truth is faithfully preached and practiced…
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God Shut the Door! Genesis 7:16
Longsufferingof God1 Peter 3:20Gen 6:5, 9-12, 22 • When Noah and his family entered the ark, God shut the door!Gen 7:16-24
The Gospel 2 Tim 4:2-4 Matt 7:21 Heaven • When the truth is faithfully preached and practiced… -God opens the door to spiritual safety -God shuts the door to all who do not obey Him in faith (Heb 11:7)
Lessons for Us • Sinners will be punished for sin, Gen 6:11-13, 17; Rom 2:2, 5-11 • God provides escape, Gen 6:14, 18 • God is gracious to those who walk with Him, Gen 6:8-9, 22-7:1 (Eph 2:10) • God (not Noah) judged who went into ark • No partiality, Gen 7:23 (Rom 2:11)
Who Shut the Door? Plan of Salvation • Mk 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; 1 Pet 3:21 • Charge: Condemning good moral people • Lost in sin, Acts 10:1-2, 22; 11:14 (15:7-9) • God OPENS door: Believe and baptized • God SHUTS door: All who remain in sin
Who Shut the Door? One Church • Matt 16:18; Eph 1:21-23; 4:4 • Charge: You think you’re the only church! • Christ built one church without denominations • God OPENS door: His church is saved • God SHUTS door: Churches of men are lost • Matt 16:19; Acts 2:41, 47; Eph 5:23
Who Shut the Door? BENEVOLENT WORK OF CHURCH • Needy saints, Acts 4:34-35; 11:27-30 • Charge: You don’t care about orphans, the homeless and the hungry! • God OPENS door: Church—needy saints • God SHUTS door: Church—All men
Who Shut the Door? Divorce and Remarriage • One reason, Matt 19:9; 5:32; 1 Cor 7:10-11 • Charge: You don’t forgive adulterers! • Charge: You forbid marriage and command divorce! (Matt 19:10-12) • God OPENS door: Remarriage (Matt 19:9) • God SHUTS door: All who are put away
Who Shut the Door? Fellowship • 2 John 9-11 (2 Cor 6:14-7:1) • Charge: Unrighteous judgment for not accepting all faiths and all creeds • Charge: Unloving, unkind and judgmental • God OPENS door: All who abide in doctrine • God SHUTS door: All who go beyond
Days of Noah • Point of reference for the “days of the Son of Man” (Lk 17:26-27, 30) • Judgment against Jerusalem • Where will you be when God shuts the door to heaven on the Judgment Day: • In the ark of safely? • In the world of sin? Matt 7:13-14, 21-23