1 00:00:05,153 --> 00:00:07,570 And we are continuing a 2 00:00:07,963 --> 00:00:08,941 Sermon series 3 00:00:09,554 --> 00:00:12,179 through the book of Genesis, and today, we 4 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:13,929 come to Genesis chapter 5. 5 00:00:15,297 --> 00:00:17,845 After today, we're gonna take a break from 6 00:00:17,925 --> 00:00:21,030 Genesis until after the All church retreat, the 7 00:00:21,030 --> 00:00:22,622 weekend of August eleventh. 8 00:00:23,514 --> 00:00:24,553 And as you 9 00:00:24,952 --> 00:00:26,950 turn to Genesis chapter 5, you may see 10 00:00:26,950 --> 00:00:28,548 why we may need a break. 11 00:00:30,146 --> 00:00:31,920 As you quickly look at the text And... 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:33,920 But I will say this. I feel pretty 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,479 confident in saying this will easily be 1 14 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,479 of the top 5 sermon you've ever heard 15 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:39,280 on Genesis 5. 16 00:00:40,329 --> 00:00:42,394 Okay. Not not because I think it's gonna 17 00:00:42,394 --> 00:00:44,165 be a great sermon just because 18 00:00:45,095 --> 00:00:47,002 it may be the only sermon you have 19 00:00:47,002 --> 00:00:48,988 ever heard a will here on this text. 20 00:00:49,797 --> 00:00:51,729 Because it is just 1 long gene. 21 00:00:52,660 --> 00:00:56,421 And I totally I totally understand whenever pastors 22 00:00:56,557 --> 00:00:57,534 you'll skip 23 00:00:58,083 --> 00:01:01,270 gene ideologies whenever they're planning out sermon series. 24 00:01:01,429 --> 00:01:03,660 In fact, I get it. I get it 25 00:01:03,660 --> 00:01:05,571 whenever, you know, you are going through your 26 00:01:05,571 --> 00:01:07,979 daily bible reading plan, and you see, oh, 27 00:01:08,058 --> 00:01:08,958 okay. It's a gene. 28 00:01:10,216 --> 00:01:11,334 Alright. This is gonna be quick. You know, 29 00:01:11,494 --> 00:01:12,473 And you and you 30 00:01:12,852 --> 00:01:14,210 skim through it. I I get that. 31 00:01:15,744 --> 00:01:16,223 Personally, 32 00:01:17,022 --> 00:01:19,979 I've never been overly fascinated with gene ideologies. 33 00:01:21,658 --> 00:01:23,656 And and that is until 1 of our 34 00:01:23,656 --> 00:01:24,475 church members 35 00:01:25,188 --> 00:01:27,022 decided that she was going to do some 36 00:01:27,022 --> 00:01:28,936 research on me and my gene ideology. 37 00:01:29,893 --> 00:01:31,647 And, you know, And it was it was 38 00:01:31,647 --> 00:01:33,482 fascinating. I mean, I clicked on the link 39 00:01:33,482 --> 00:01:35,255 that... Or the the document that she had 40 00:01:35,255 --> 00:01:38,534 sent me. And, you know, before that, before 41 00:01:38,534 --> 00:01:40,295 looking at it, I thought, okay, the the 42 00:01:40,295 --> 00:01:42,215 the the the most interesting thing about my 43 00:01:42,215 --> 00:01:44,648 gene is that You know, my name's 44 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:47,738 Richard, Richard Harris. My grandfather's name is Richard 45 00:01:47,738 --> 00:01:49,574 harris, his father's name was Richard harris. So, 46 00:01:49,893 --> 00:01:50,531 that's really cool. 47 00:01:51,343 --> 00:01:54,230 I click on this this document and 48 00:01:54,685 --> 00:01:57,254 lo and behold, you know, I've got 3 49 00:01:57,311 --> 00:01:59,856 ancestors who fought in the revolutionary war. 50 00:02:00,429 --> 00:02:03,146 Right? Which is really cool. And now, and 51 00:02:03,146 --> 00:02:05,723 all my ancestors go back to Georgia until 52 00:02:06,261 --> 00:02:07,540 the, till 1800. 53 00:02:07,875 --> 00:02:09,875 Which probably also means that 54 00:02:10,354 --> 00:02:12,834 we were debtors and prisoners. But with that 55 00:02:12,834 --> 00:02:14,754 said, it was it was way cooler than 56 00:02:14,754 --> 00:02:16,688 than what I thought it was. There was 57 00:02:16,688 --> 00:02:18,682 more there than what I thought I was 58 00:02:18,682 --> 00:02:21,473 going to find. And if you have not 59 00:02:21,473 --> 00:02:24,105 spent much time in Genesis 5, which most 60 00:02:24,105 --> 00:02:25,541 of you probably have not, 61 00:02:26,273 --> 00:02:28,180 I think you're going to see that there 62 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:30,586 is... There's a lot more to this gene 63 00:02:31,754 --> 00:02:34,240 than perhaps what you have assumed or 64 00:02:35,107 --> 00:02:37,495 skimmed through. Now before I read all of 65 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:40,042 Genesis 5 to us, there are a few 66 00:02:40,042 --> 00:02:42,564 preliminary topics I wanna mention, I think, because 67 00:02:42,764 --> 00:02:44,915 I think this is helpful to to orient 68 00:02:44,915 --> 00:02:46,270 us to this chapter. 69 00:02:46,828 --> 00:02:49,299 Okay? Because once I begin reading it, this 70 00:02:49,299 --> 00:02:50,096 a gene ideology. 71 00:02:50,509 --> 00:02:51,941 And I know you're you're gonna be... You 72 00:02:51,941 --> 00:02:53,294 know, you're gonna be serious. You wanna try 73 00:02:53,294 --> 00:02:55,921 to focus in. But unless you know kind 74 00:02:55,921 --> 00:02:58,799 of somewhat to look for it's going to 75 00:02:58,799 --> 00:03:01,655 be hard to keep from kind drifting off. 76 00:03:02,051 --> 00:03:02,948 Okay? So 77 00:03:03,479 --> 00:03:04,669 few things often, 78 00:03:05,799 --> 00:03:08,456 Ideologies in the bible are given to us 79 00:03:09,155 --> 00:03:11,014 because they are of particular 80 00:03:11,712 --> 00:03:13,331 historical and theological 81 00:03:13,710 --> 00:03:14,110 significance. 82 00:03:14,524 --> 00:03:16,118 And that's certainly the case which genesis is 83 00:03:16,118 --> 00:03:19,944 5. There's rich theological significance here. We're gonna 84 00:03:19,944 --> 00:03:21,321 see this. That this gene 85 00:03:21,777 --> 00:03:22,277 records 86 00:03:22,748 --> 00:03:26,037 the line of the promised seed, the promised 87 00:03:26,334 --> 00:03:28,985 offspring of the woman, the godly line 88 00:03:30,175 --> 00:03:31,074 from Adam 89 00:03:31,455 --> 00:03:32,254 through Seth, 90 00:03:32,974 --> 00:03:34,034 down to Noah 91 00:03:34,415 --> 00:03:35,534 and his sons, 92 00:03:36,014 --> 00:03:38,208 the the line from whom Ultimately, 93 00:03:39,062 --> 00:03:40,040 the the promised 94 00:03:40,416 --> 00:03:42,349 savior messiah, Jesus Christ 95 00:03:42,725 --> 00:03:43,544 will come 96 00:03:44,079 --> 00:03:45,592 through Noah son, Shi. 97 00:03:46,324 --> 00:03:48,238 Saved from the great flood in the ark. 98 00:03:49,673 --> 00:03:52,943 Stands in contrast with the the gene that 99 00:03:52,943 --> 00:03:55,096 we see at the end of Genesis 4 100 00:03:55,096 --> 00:03:56,627 of wicked canes, 101 00:03:57,185 --> 00:03:58,302 you know, wicked line. 102 00:03:59,259 --> 00:04:01,493 Now it's also common for gene ideologies in 103 00:04:01,493 --> 00:04:04,724 the bible to include 7 generations or 10 104 00:04:04,864 --> 00:04:07,504 generations or a multiple of 7 or 10. 105 00:04:08,064 --> 00:04:10,544 You last week, we saw the the Genesis 106 00:04:10,544 --> 00:04:11,044 4 107 00:04:11,344 --> 00:04:14,141 of Kain, and it included 7 generations. 108 00:04:15,172 --> 00:04:18,977 Today, Genesis 5 includes 10 generations from Adam 109 00:04:18,977 --> 00:04:19,453 to noah. 110 00:04:20,342 --> 00:04:22,830 In just this 11, there'll be another gene 111 00:04:22,967 --> 00:04:26,148 that includes 10 generations from Noah to April. 112 00:04:27,277 --> 00:04:29,347 A year ago, we or last year we 113 00:04:29,347 --> 00:04:30,382 studied the book of ruth. 114 00:04:31,258 --> 00:04:33,089 And in chapter 4 towards the end of 115 00:04:33,089 --> 00:04:34,544 ruth, there is a gene. 116 00:04:35,254 --> 00:04:38,368 Gene of King David. It includes 10 generations. 117 00:04:39,565 --> 00:04:41,880 Perhaps the most famous gene and the bible 118 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,036 is Jesus gene in Matthew 1. 119 00:04:44,848 --> 00:04:47,309 It doesn't have 7 or 10 generations, but 120 00:04:47,309 --> 00:04:49,079 it has 3 sets of 14 121 00:04:49,452 --> 00:04:49,611 generations. 122 00:04:50,405 --> 00:04:51,675 Again, a multiple of 7. 123 00:04:52,644 --> 00:04:55,458 Jesus gene in Luke 3 has 21 124 00:04:55,596 --> 00:04:56,952 generations from Adam to Abraham, 125 00:04:57,431 --> 00:04:57,931 14 126 00:04:58,309 --> 00:05:00,897 generations from Abraham to David 21 127 00:05:00,954 --> 00:05:03,445 generations from David to the exile 21 128 00:05:03,582 --> 00:05:06,767 generations from the exile to Jesus. Again, a 129 00:05:06,767 --> 00:05:07,722 multiple of 7. 130 00:05:08,693 --> 00:05:10,625 Other thing to remember about gene ideologies 131 00:05:11,079 --> 00:05:13,409 is that they're often not exhaustive 132 00:05:14,023 --> 00:05:14,819 or closed. 133 00:05:15,867 --> 00:05:18,961 Rather they're often selective or as comment refer 134 00:05:18,961 --> 00:05:20,071 to them as being open, 135 00:05:20,785 --> 00:05:23,419 not to say that they're wrong, or inaccurate. 136 00:05:23,578 --> 00:05:24,872 But rather they are 137 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:28,977 intentionally selective in the names that are included 138 00:05:28,977 --> 00:05:31,699 to allow us to see and to focus 139 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:34,256 in on the theological important part of the 140 00:05:34,256 --> 00:05:34,756 gene. 141 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,613 Okay. So, Genesis 5 like the rest of 142 00:05:37,613 --> 00:05:39,930 the book of Genesis is true history. 143 00:05:40,903 --> 00:05:42,676 This is an accurate gene. 144 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:45,598 Is it selective? Yes. I I believe it 145 00:05:45,598 --> 00:05:47,348 is selective, and I don't think that the 146 00:05:47,348 --> 00:05:49,258 gene tries to hide that from us. 147 00:05:50,069 --> 00:05:51,681 For example, we're gonna be told 148 00:05:52,294 --> 00:05:52,794 among 149 00:05:53,486 --> 00:05:54,995 this about a number of men in the 150 00:05:54,995 --> 00:05:57,355 gene, but we're told about Adam in just 151 00:05:57,555 --> 00:05:59,955 5 verse 4 that he had other sons 152 00:05:59,955 --> 00:06:01,795 and daughters, but size seth, 153 00:06:02,595 --> 00:06:04,035 but their names are not listed. 154 00:06:04,849 --> 00:06:06,518 But it still is an accurate and true 155 00:06:06,518 --> 00:06:08,902 historical narrative like the rest of Genesis. 156 00:06:09,378 --> 00:06:11,150 However, this most certainly means 157 00:06:11,604 --> 00:06:13,455 that we are not intended 158 00:06:13,844 --> 00:06:15,830 to add up all the ages of the 159 00:06:15,830 --> 00:06:17,680 men listed in Genesis 5 160 00:06:18,213 --> 00:06:20,040 to then figure out how old the earth 161 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:20,278 is. 162 00:06:22,582 --> 00:06:22,820 Okay? 163 00:06:24,430 --> 00:06:24,669 Now, 164 00:06:25,870 --> 00:06:27,550 so I know that offend some of us 165 00:06:27,550 --> 00:06:29,389 perhaps, well, to offend the other half of 166 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:29,550 us. 167 00:06:30,509 --> 00:06:32,350 I still also don't think that adds up 168 00:06:32,350 --> 00:06:34,442 to billions and billions of years either. Okay? 169 00:06:34,601 --> 00:06:36,277 So now we've offended everybody as we think 170 00:06:36,277 --> 00:06:37,952 about how old the earth is. Okay. But 171 00:06:38,112 --> 00:06:39,947 God has given us this true and accurate 172 00:06:39,947 --> 00:06:40,447 gene 173 00:06:40,985 --> 00:06:43,891 here for more significant in theological and 174 00:06:44,267 --> 00:06:45,246 historical reasons 175 00:06:46,021 --> 00:06:48,412 than guessing at the the age of the 176 00:06:48,412 --> 00:06:48,571 earth. 177 00:06:49,541 --> 00:06:51,628 You see, you're going also notice 178 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,087 that the men in This Genesis 5 geology, 179 00:06:54,381 --> 00:06:56,523 they live extraordinarily long lives. 180 00:06:57,729 --> 00:06:59,563 So there's a question. Right? Why? Why do 181 00:06:59,563 --> 00:07:01,340 people live so much longer 182 00:07:01,876 --> 00:07:03,392 before the flood than after the flood. 183 00:07:04,509 --> 00:07:06,104 Okay? We can't we can't know for certain, 184 00:07:06,263 --> 00:07:08,214 but we know that the flood was 185 00:07:09,309 --> 00:07:10,926 such a huge and cataclysmic 186 00:07:11,383 --> 00:07:13,637 event that it forever changed 187 00:07:14,014 --> 00:07:16,327 and altered the earth and life on the 188 00:07:16,327 --> 00:07:16,487 earth. 189 00:07:17,459 --> 00:07:19,295 That it stands to reason that is that 190 00:07:19,295 --> 00:07:22,167 the flood changed the the the atmosphere and 191 00:07:22,167 --> 00:07:23,386 the clot the climate 192 00:07:23,764 --> 00:07:25,280 and what life was like on the earth, 193 00:07:25,534 --> 00:07:26,670 To the point that 194 00:07:27,203 --> 00:07:29,748 spans soon became much shorter after the flood. 195 00:07:30,463 --> 00:07:31,894 It also stands to reason, 196 00:07:32,451 --> 00:07:34,677 and the long life spans before the great 197 00:07:34,677 --> 00:07:38,765 flood was purposeful in god's sovereign plan, as 198 00:07:38,765 --> 00:07:42,221 men were able to faithfully tell generation after 199 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,204 generation after generation, the story of creation and 200 00:07:46,204 --> 00:07:49,473 fall and god's promise of redemption through the 201 00:07:49,473 --> 00:07:51,467 offspring of the woman who was yet to 202 00:07:51,467 --> 00:07:51,706 come. 203 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,399 But who would come. 204 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,920 And through his own suffering, he would crush 205 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,240 the serpent head and defeat Satan. 206 00:08:00,213 --> 00:08:01,800 And so this was 1 of the ways 207 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,046 that God preserved the truth and the reliability 208 00:08:04,101 --> 00:08:05,847 of his word among his people. 209 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:07,911 Okay. That's a lot. 210 00:08:09,198 --> 00:08:11,429 Often, the gene ideologies in the bible are 211 00:08:11,429 --> 00:08:12,487 given to us 212 00:08:12,864 --> 00:08:15,436 because they are of some particular 213 00:08:15,893 --> 00:08:16,371 theological, 214 00:08:16,865 --> 00:08:19,264 and red dent historical significance and that is 215 00:08:19,264 --> 00:08:20,225 certainly the case here. 216 00:08:20,865 --> 00:08:23,104 As it records and traces the line of 217 00:08:23,104 --> 00:08:24,964 the promise offspring of the woman 218 00:08:25,279 --> 00:08:28,560 from Adam through Seth, to noah and to 219 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:29,039 his sons. 220 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,339 A line that will eventually find its climax 221 00:08:32,399 --> 00:08:34,179 and fulfillment in Christ 222 00:08:34,494 --> 00:08:37,211 the promise savior and messiah. So with all 223 00:08:37,211 --> 00:08:39,628 that said, here, god's holy inspired and inherent 224 00:08:39,847 --> 00:08:41,445 and infallible life giving word, 225 00:08:42,336 --> 00:08:44,404 I'll begin reading in Genesis chapter 5 verse 226 00:08:44,404 --> 00:08:44,642 1. 227 00:08:46,074 --> 00:08:47,824 This is the book of the generations of 228 00:08:47,904 --> 00:08:48,142 Adam. 229 00:08:49,032 --> 00:08:51,097 When God created man, he made him in 230 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:52,050 the likeness of God. 231 00:08:52,765 --> 00:08:54,830 Male and female, he created them and he 232 00:08:54,830 --> 00:08:57,212 blessed them and named the man when they 233 00:08:57,212 --> 00:08:57,768 were created. 234 00:08:58,498 --> 00:09:00,246 When Adam had lived 130 235 00:09:00,246 --> 00:09:01,915 years, he father a son and his own 236 00:09:01,915 --> 00:09:02,415 likeness 237 00:09:02,789 --> 00:09:04,617 after his image and named seth. 238 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,573 The days of Adam, after he father... Earth 239 00:09:07,573 --> 00:09:09,879 were 800 years, and he had other sons 240 00:09:09,879 --> 00:09:10,436 and daughters. 241 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,298 Thus, all the days that Adam lived were 242 00:09:13,298 --> 00:09:14,173 930 243 00:09:14,173 --> 00:09:15,128 years, and he died. 244 00:09:15,938 --> 00:09:18,402 When Seth had lived 105 years, he followed 245 00:09:18,481 --> 00:09:18,799 E enoch. 246 00:09:19,832 --> 00:09:22,853 Seth lived after he followed E enoch 807 247 00:09:22,853 --> 00:09:24,522 years and had other sons and daughters. 248 00:09:25,173 --> 00:09:27,800 Thus all the days of seth were 912 249 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:28,994 years, and he died. 250 00:09:29,790 --> 00:09:32,019 When Enoch should lived 90 years, he followed 251 00:09:32,098 --> 00:09:32,417 Keen. 252 00:09:33,149 --> 00:09:34,987 E enoch lived after he followed king in 253 00:09:34,987 --> 00:09:35,946 815 254 00:09:35,946 --> 00:09:37,864 years and had other sons and daughters. 255 00:09:38,424 --> 00:09:40,102 Thus all the days of En enoch were 256 00:09:40,102 --> 00:09:40,981 905 257 00:09:40,981 --> 00:09:42,260 years, and he died. 258 00:09:42,994 --> 00:09:45,884 When Keen had lived 70 years, he father 259 00:09:46,180 --> 00:09:46,680 Mahal, 260 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:50,244 Keen lived after he father Mahal, 840 261 00:09:50,244 --> 00:09:51,996 years and had other sons and daughters. 262 00:09:52,649 --> 00:09:55,362 Thus all the days of Keen were 910 263 00:09:55,362 --> 00:09:57,995 years, and he died. When Mahal mahal had 264 00:09:57,995 --> 00:09:59,990 lived 65 years, he followed Jared. 265 00:10:00,564 --> 00:10:02,797 Mahal mahal lived after he father Jared at 266 00:10:02,797 --> 00:10:03,675 830 267 00:10:03,675 --> 00:10:05,828 years and had other sons and daughters. 268 00:10:06,705 --> 00:10:10,350 Thus, all the days of Mahal were 895 269 00:10:10,788 --> 00:10:11,506 and he died. 270 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:14,298 When Jared had lived 162 271 00:10:14,298 --> 00:10:15,574 years, he followed Enoch. 272 00:10:16,212 --> 00:10:18,924 Jared lived after he followed Enoch 800 years 273 00:10:18,924 --> 00:10:20,335 who had other sons and daughters 274 00:10:20,852 --> 00:10:24,035 Thus all the days of Jared were 962 275 00:10:24,035 --> 00:10:25,149 years and he died. 276 00:10:25,706 --> 00:10:27,934 When En enoch had lived 65 years, he 277 00:10:27,934 --> 00:10:28,991 father Math. 278 00:10:30,018 --> 00:10:32,911 Enoch walked with God after he followed Meth 279 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:35,841 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 280 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,350 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 281 00:10:39,350 --> 00:10:39,644 years 282 00:10:40,322 --> 00:10:42,555 E enoch walked with God, and he was 283 00:10:42,555 --> 00:10:44,071 not for God took him. 284 00:10:45,028 --> 00:10:47,340 When Math had lived 187 285 00:10:47,340 --> 00:10:48,855 years, he father lam. 286 00:10:49,429 --> 00:10:52,858 Math lived after he father lam 782 287 00:10:52,858 --> 00:10:55,650 years and had other sons and daughters. Thus 288 00:10:55,650 --> 00:10:58,601 all the days of Meth were 969 289 00:10:58,601 --> 00:11:01,090 years and he died. When Lam had lived 290 00:11:01,090 --> 00:11:02,128 182 291 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:04,363 years, he followed a son and called his 292 00:11:04,363 --> 00:11:06,838 name Noah, saying, out of the ground that 293 00:11:06,838 --> 00:11:09,483 the Lord has cursed, This 1 shall bring 294 00:11:09,483 --> 00:11:12,109 us relief from our work and from the 295 00:11:12,109 --> 00:11:13,382 painful toil of our hands. 296 00:11:14,019 --> 00:11:17,122 Lam lived at father Noah, 595 297 00:11:17,122 --> 00:11:19,128 years, had other sons and daughters, 298 00:11:19,686 --> 00:11:23,111 thus all the days of Fl were 777 299 00:11:23,111 --> 00:11:24,226 years, and he died, 300 00:11:24,959 --> 00:11:26,874 After Noah was 500 years old, 301 00:11:27,671 --> 00:11:29,985 Noah father Shi, ham and Ja. 302 00:11:30,623 --> 00:11:31,740 This is the word of the Lord. 303 00:11:33,995 --> 00:11:36,554 And it's absolutely true it's given to us 304 00:11:36,554 --> 00:11:38,634 in love and for our good. 305 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:40,590 So in this gene, 306 00:11:41,049 --> 00:11:42,889 3 men stand out, and we're gonna make 307 00:11:42,889 --> 00:11:46,169 other observations from other parts of the whole 308 00:11:46,169 --> 00:11:48,649 gene, but we're gonna use these 3 names... 309 00:11:48,904 --> 00:11:51,225 Stand out as the outline for today. K? 310 00:11:51,384 --> 00:11:52,264 So we have Adam, 311 00:11:53,384 --> 00:11:53,625 Enoch, 312 00:11:54,184 --> 00:11:54,745 and Noah. 313 00:11:55,464 --> 00:11:57,625 Adam, Enoch, and Noah. So first, Adam, 314 00:11:58,278 --> 00:11:59,072 Look at verse 1. 315 00:11:59,787 --> 00:12:01,295 This is the book of the generations of 316 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:04,075 Adam. When God created man, he made him 317 00:12:04,075 --> 00:12:05,583 in the likeness of god. 318 00:12:06,234 --> 00:12:08,069 So I hope that sounds familiar. That's a 319 00:12:08,069 --> 00:12:10,302 deliberate echo of what we read in Genesis 320 00:12:10,302 --> 00:12:12,695 chapter 1 that Adam was made in the 321 00:12:12,695 --> 00:12:15,407 likeness of God as an image bearer of 322 00:12:15,486 --> 00:12:15,726 God. 323 00:12:16,538 --> 00:12:17,175 And guess what? 324 00:12:17,972 --> 00:12:19,109 This is true 325 00:12:19,645 --> 00:12:22,752 of every person in this sanctuary this morning. 326 00:12:23,724 --> 00:12:26,441 This is true of every person you've ever 327 00:12:26,441 --> 00:12:26,681 met. 328 00:12:27,879 --> 00:12:30,436 This is true of every person you will 329 00:12:30,436 --> 00:12:31,235 ever meet. 330 00:12:32,529 --> 00:12:33,909 This is why Christians 331 00:12:34,370 --> 00:12:37,089 are to see inherent worth and dignity in 332 00:12:37,089 --> 00:12:37,730 all people. 333 00:12:39,424 --> 00:12:40,965 Regardless of their ethnicity 334 00:12:41,664 --> 00:12:42,965 or their native language 335 00:12:43,424 --> 00:12:45,205 or their level of education 336 00:12:45,664 --> 00:12:46,465 or their age, 337 00:12:47,838 --> 00:12:49,510 and this is true for people who will 338 00:12:49,510 --> 00:12:52,378 vote differently than you will vote in November. 339 00:12:53,413 --> 00:12:56,064 This is true of people who think differently 340 00:12:56,934 --> 00:12:59,650 about what happened at the political rally last 341 00:12:59,650 --> 00:12:59,890 night. 342 00:13:00,689 --> 00:13:03,266 See, this is true of your greatest enemy 343 00:13:04,777 --> 00:13:07,250 This is true of the person who has 344 00:13:07,250 --> 00:13:08,446 lied to you the most, 345 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:11,637 the person who has betrayed you. This is 346 00:13:11,637 --> 00:13:13,471 true of the person who who hates you. 347 00:13:15,402 --> 00:13:17,637 This is true of every person you've ever 348 00:13:17,637 --> 00:13:18,137 met 349 00:13:18,675 --> 00:13:20,272 and every person you will ever meet. 350 00:13:21,549 --> 00:13:23,146 They are image bearer of god. 351 00:13:24,195 --> 00:13:26,890 And show we, as followers of Christ should 352 00:13:26,890 --> 00:13:28,183 seek to treat them 353 00:13:28,634 --> 00:13:30,641 with value and dignity 354 00:13:32,224 --> 00:13:34,061 deserving of an image bearer of God. 355 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:36,858 And this is true for all people, 356 00:13:37,976 --> 00:13:39,095 male and female. 357 00:13:39,828 --> 00:13:42,372 Look look at verse 2. Male and female 358 00:13:42,372 --> 00:13:44,677 he created them, and he blessed them and 359 00:13:44,677 --> 00:13:47,221 named them man when they were created. 360 00:13:47,714 --> 00:13:49,946 So male and female, Adam and, they're both 361 00:13:49,946 --> 00:13:52,975 named, man. They're both named Adam dom when 362 00:13:52,975 --> 00:13:55,525 they were created. See Male and Ph equally. 363 00:13:56,018 --> 00:13:56,518 Fully 364 00:13:57,207 --> 00:13:57,524 mankind. 365 00:13:58,635 --> 00:13:59,903 Right? And I believe that every 1 of 366 00:13:59,903 --> 00:14:01,965 us in the sanctuary story this morning, we 367 00:14:01,965 --> 00:14:04,044 agree that men and women are equal god. 368 00:14:04,204 --> 00:14:06,362 I don't think anybody with that. Right? We 369 00:14:06,362 --> 00:14:08,520 all believe that men and women have equal 370 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,458 value and standing and dignity 371 00:14:11,077 --> 00:14:12,596 before God and they ought to be treated 372 00:14:12,596 --> 00:14:12,995 that way. 373 00:14:13,889 --> 00:14:16,856 However, the reason why we think that 374 00:14:17,709 --> 00:14:20,575 is not because it's 20 24 and our 375 00:14:20,575 --> 00:14:23,294 society has advanced. The reason we think that 376 00:14:23,294 --> 00:14:24,566 is because of what we read in the 377 00:14:24,566 --> 00:14:25,281 book of Genesis, 378 00:14:25,917 --> 00:14:27,268 what we read in Genesis 1, 379 00:14:28,222 --> 00:14:29,811 what we read in Genesis 5. 380 00:14:31,178 --> 00:14:32,473 We think that way 381 00:14:32,847 --> 00:14:34,063 we think that way 382 00:14:34,914 --> 00:14:36,583 because of what Jesus taught. 383 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:39,604 We think that way because of the way 384 00:14:39,604 --> 00:14:40,161 he treated, 385 00:14:40,574 --> 00:14:44,010 women and children during his earthly ministry during 386 00:14:44,010 --> 00:14:46,488 the this recorded in the gospel accounts. 387 00:14:47,207 --> 00:14:50,257 That's what's lay the foundation for us thinking 388 00:14:50,257 --> 00:14:52,890 the way that we think today about women 389 00:14:52,890 --> 00:14:53,528 and children. 390 00:14:54,645 --> 00:14:56,241 Anyone who thinks that the bible is reg 391 00:14:56,241 --> 00:14:58,415 progressive on how women ought to be valued 392 00:14:58,415 --> 00:15:00,835 and treated with dignity, respect and honor 393 00:15:01,215 --> 00:15:03,394 has not read the bible very carefully 394 00:15:04,495 --> 00:15:05,375 or even at all, 395 00:15:06,744 --> 00:15:08,807 The bible is the reason that we all 396 00:15:08,807 --> 00:15:10,576 agree that men and women 397 00:15:11,028 --> 00:15:13,646 have equal value and dignity before God. 398 00:15:14,854 --> 00:15:16,932 But it's also true here in Genesis, 1 399 00:15:16,932 --> 00:15:17,811 in many other places. 400 00:15:19,569 --> 00:15:21,327 It's also true in Genesis 1 as well 401 00:15:21,327 --> 00:15:23,498 as Genesis 5 in many other places. That 402 00:15:23,498 --> 00:15:25,412 the bible makes it clear that there are 403 00:15:25,412 --> 00:15:25,912 differences 404 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:30,274 between men and women. There are differences between 405 00:15:30,274 --> 00:15:31,332 boys and girls 406 00:15:32,202 --> 00:15:34,276 I, in the the... The biblical text here 407 00:15:34,276 --> 00:15:36,827 highlights that. And these differences are good things. 408 00:15:37,146 --> 00:15:39,060 I mean, look again at verse 2, male 409 00:15:39,060 --> 00:15:41,705 and female we created them. And he blessed 410 00:15:41,705 --> 00:15:43,696 them and named the man when they were 411 00:15:43,696 --> 00:15:44,174 created. 412 00:15:45,050 --> 00:15:45,608 So you see? 413 00:15:46,325 --> 00:15:48,873 You know, gender is is god's idea. 414 00:15:49,923 --> 00:15:52,390 Right? If you're a boy or man, then 415 00:15:52,390 --> 00:15:53,368 your mel 416 00:15:53,822 --> 00:15:54,777 is intrinsic, 417 00:15:55,255 --> 00:15:58,199 inherent and essential to who god designed you 418 00:15:58,199 --> 00:15:58,517 to be. 419 00:15:59,566 --> 00:16:01,396 If you're a girl or a woman then 420 00:16:01,396 --> 00:16:02,134 your female 421 00:16:02,509 --> 00:16:06,168 is intrinsic, inherent essential to who god designed 422 00:16:06,168 --> 00:16:06,804 you to be. 423 00:16:07,932 --> 00:16:09,463 So regardless of how 424 00:16:10,152 --> 00:16:13,085 confusing and harmful the the the teaching on 425 00:16:13,085 --> 00:16:15,360 these matters is on Tv, and 426 00:16:15,878 --> 00:16:18,349 commercials and social media and schools and universities. 427 00:16:18,827 --> 00:16:20,841 Their friends, we have to be committed 428 00:16:21,537 --> 00:16:23,153 to to teaching and raising 429 00:16:23,864 --> 00:16:26,516 little boys up to know that 430 00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:29,226 being made a little boy means 431 00:16:29,602 --> 00:16:30,798 that they're gonna grow up to be a 432 00:16:30,798 --> 00:16:31,037 man. 433 00:16:31,928 --> 00:16:33,043 And that's a good thing. 434 00:16:33,679 --> 00:16:35,112 And we have to not be afraid to 435 00:16:35,112 --> 00:16:36,704 raise boys to grow to be men. 436 00:16:37,420 --> 00:16:40,460 Who gonna be good, strong, tough, tender men 437 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:42,371 who will service as servant leaders in their 438 00:16:42,371 --> 00:16:44,601 home in the church out in the world. 439 00:16:45,876 --> 00:16:47,708 Likewise, we have teach little girls. That's a 440 00:16:47,708 --> 00:16:49,878 good thing, that God made them female. 441 00:16:50,917 --> 00:16:52,435 And that means they're gonna grow to be 442 00:16:52,435 --> 00:16:52,675 women. 443 00:16:53,314 --> 00:16:54,672 And we have to not be afraid to 444 00:16:54,672 --> 00:16:57,125 raise girls to grow to be women God 445 00:16:57,404 --> 00:16:59,162 women who'll be eager to serve and their 446 00:16:59,162 --> 00:17:01,400 god given roles in the home in the 447 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,978 church in the world to the fullest 448 00:17:05,236 --> 00:17:06,755 to the fullest of their ability. 449 00:17:07,248 --> 00:17:08,282 To the glory of God. 450 00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:11,700 Now in in listen, parents, grandparents. If you're 451 00:17:11,700 --> 00:17:13,210 not sure how to do that. 452 00:17:13,846 --> 00:17:16,251 Listen, that's okay Let us know, talk to 453 00:17:16,251 --> 00:17:18,803 our pastors, our elders, our dea, we would 454 00:17:18,803 --> 00:17:20,558 love to help you. We'd love to come 455 00:17:20,558 --> 00:17:21,036 alongside you. 456 00:17:22,711 --> 00:17:24,386 Now, look at verses 3 and 4. 457 00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:26,868 When Adam had lived a hundred and 30 458 00:17:26,868 --> 00:17:27,107 years, 459 00:17:27,823 --> 00:17:29,731 he father a son in his own likeness. 460 00:17:30,447 --> 00:17:31,163 After his image, 461 00:17:31,879 --> 00:17:32,595 named seth. 462 00:17:33,724 --> 00:17:35,964 The days of adam a Mat father's Seth 463 00:17:35,964 --> 00:17:36,765 were 800 years, 464 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:39,884 and he had other sons and daughters. 465 00:17:40,445 --> 00:17:42,125 Okay. Now think about these 2 verses. 466 00:17:42,699 --> 00:17:44,370 For a moment? Don't don't just run by 467 00:17:44,370 --> 00:17:45,268 them because 468 00:17:45,643 --> 00:17:47,712 my guess is in Genesis 5 versus 1 469 00:17:47,712 --> 00:17:49,383 and. Okay Those are verses that say a 470 00:17:49,383 --> 00:17:50,497 little... Give me a little bit of content. 471 00:17:50,656 --> 00:17:52,660 I'm focusing on those But we get the 472 00:17:52,660 --> 00:17:55,067 verse 3, and we begin to add in 473 00:17:55,123 --> 00:17:55,441 numbers. 474 00:17:55,998 --> 00:17:57,508 All of a sudden go, okay, Richard. I 475 00:17:57,508 --> 00:17:59,549 didn't sign up for math and numbers and 476 00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:01,578 and we began this where began to skim 477 00:18:01,578 --> 00:18:03,567 and read through things quickly, but we shouldn't 478 00:18:03,567 --> 00:18:03,965 do that. 479 00:18:04,681 --> 00:18:05,738 See this is 480 00:18:06,193 --> 00:18:07,864 the summary that we're given, 481 00:18:08,753 --> 00:18:09,785 of Adam's life. 482 00:18:11,688 --> 00:18:13,830 Okay. Adam's kind of an important guy. 483 00:18:14,465 --> 00:18:16,234 I mean, think about all that he did 484 00:18:18,139 --> 00:18:19,099 named the animals. 485 00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:21,339 Married the first woman, 486 00:18:23,099 --> 00:18:24,059 committed the first sin, 487 00:18:25,754 --> 00:18:27,512 Think about Adam. Think about his life. 488 00:18:28,551 --> 00:18:30,569 Do you see what Genesis 5 489 00:18:31,987 --> 00:18:33,666 list as Adam's legacy? 490 00:18:34,959 --> 00:18:37,114 The the the the the sum of his 491 00:18:37,114 --> 00:18:37,614 life 492 00:18:37,991 --> 00:18:40,864 in this godly gene. You remember, Genesis 5 493 00:18:40,864 --> 00:18:42,322 is the godly gene. 494 00:18:43,113 --> 00:18:44,967 Leading to the the promised 495 00:18:45,901 --> 00:18:47,893 offspring of the woman. What's the summary of 496 00:18:47,893 --> 00:18:48,371 his life? 497 00:18:49,645 --> 00:18:50,920 It's not a trick question. It's. 498 00:18:52,369 --> 00:18:53,886 He lived he had children, 499 00:18:54,604 --> 00:18:55,322 including Seth, 500 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:58,994 and Adam passed down to his children, faith 501 00:18:58,994 --> 00:19:00,111 in the 1 true God. 502 00:19:01,563 --> 00:19:03,399 Even remember what we saw last week at 503 00:19:03,399 --> 00:19:05,155 the end of Genesis 4, 504 00:19:05,793 --> 00:19:07,549 and Adam knew his wife again and she 505 00:19:07,549 --> 00:19:09,465 bore a son and called his name seth. 506 00:19:09,799 --> 00:19:12,351 For she said, God has appointed for me 507 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:15,460 another offspring instead of able for Cain killed 508 00:19:15,460 --> 00:19:15,960 him 509 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:18,904 to Seth, also a son was born, and 510 00:19:18,904 --> 00:19:21,142 he called his name En enoch. At that 511 00:19:21,142 --> 00:19:23,699 time, people began to call upon the name 512 00:19:23,699 --> 00:19:26,496 of the Lord. And so Adam passed on, 513 00:19:27,628 --> 00:19:29,323 Faith in the 1 true God 514 00:19:29,937 --> 00:19:32,405 to Seth, who passed it on to his 515 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:35,351 son, En enoch and gathered corporate worship, 516 00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:38,795 comes down through Adam's children in the line 517 00:19:38,795 --> 00:19:39,273 of seth. 518 00:19:40,071 --> 00:19:41,986 Okay. So what does that mean? If you 519 00:19:41,986 --> 00:19:44,538 think about the summary of Adam's legacy in 520 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:47,282 Genesis 5. That every 1 of us 521 00:19:47,736 --> 00:19:48,395 in this. 522 00:19:48,848 --> 00:19:51,551 We have done, we're gonna do really cool 523 00:19:51,551 --> 00:19:51,869 things, 524 00:19:52,664 --> 00:19:54,674 some very noteworthy things 525 00:19:55,064 --> 00:19:57,615 some really valuable things throughout our lives, 526 00:19:58,094 --> 00:19:58,912 but ultimately 527 00:19:59,369 --> 00:20:00,188 our legacy 528 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,327 is the people to whom we passed on 529 00:20:04,327 --> 00:20:05,283 faith in Christ. 530 00:20:06,637 --> 00:20:08,730 It's the people who we encouraged 531 00:20:09,425 --> 00:20:12,155 who we spurred on to followed Christ more 532 00:20:12,213 --> 00:20:12,713 wholeheartedly 533 00:20:13,263 --> 00:20:15,251 You know, whether that be the covenant children 534 00:20:15,251 --> 00:20:18,273 who got entrusted to us in our homes 535 00:20:18,273 --> 00:20:20,818 for us to pray for and evan and 536 00:20:20,818 --> 00:20:22,981 disciple and bring to worship and to live 537 00:20:22,981 --> 00:20:25,766 a godly example before or whether that be 538 00:20:25,766 --> 00:20:28,892 that the children in teenagers, the Esl students 539 00:20:29,044 --> 00:20:31,186 and the other men and women, and the 540 00:20:31,186 --> 00:20:32,955 the prisoners who we volunteered 541 00:20:33,328 --> 00:20:35,788 to serve and to teach and to pray 542 00:20:35,788 --> 00:20:38,585 for and to invest in and to encourage 543 00:20:38,585 --> 00:20:40,334 through the various ministries of the church. 544 00:20:41,288 --> 00:20:43,275 Or whether that be the friends and the 545 00:20:43,275 --> 00:20:45,524 family members and the neighbors and the c 546 00:20:45,834 --> 00:20:47,984 and the classmates that we never ever ever 547 00:20:47,984 --> 00:20:50,213 gave up praying for that we never ever 548 00:20:50,213 --> 00:20:53,557 stop sharing with and be f and reaching 549 00:20:53,557 --> 00:20:56,044 out to and inviting for them to know 550 00:20:56,044 --> 00:20:58,357 and to investigate and to follow Christ. 551 00:20:59,792 --> 00:21:01,090 See, this is the legacy 552 00:21:01,945 --> 00:21:02,903 that we have of adam. 553 00:21:05,073 --> 00:21:06,432 Okay. Look look at verse 5. 554 00:21:07,950 --> 00:21:10,347 Thus all the days that Adam lived for 555 00:21:10,347 --> 00:21:11,385 930 556 00:21:11,385 --> 00:21:11,705 years. 557 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,752 And he died. Now, again, that number of 558 00:21:14,752 --> 00:21:15,629 930 559 00:21:15,629 --> 00:21:18,500 years, that may be what jumps off the 560 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:21,053 page at you from verse 5. Wow. That's 561 00:21:21,053 --> 00:21:21,611 a long life. 562 00:21:22,344 --> 00:21:24,891 I could tell you, that's not what God 563 00:21:24,891 --> 00:21:27,598 intends for you to notice in Genesis 5. 564 00:21:28,076 --> 00:21:29,509 It's not how long they lived. 565 00:21:30,225 --> 00:21:30,305 But 566 00:21:31,037 --> 00:21:33,983 And I know this because the refrain that 567 00:21:33,983 --> 00:21:37,328 is repeated over and over and over and 568 00:21:37,328 --> 00:21:40,128 over and over and over again throughout Genesis 569 00:21:40,128 --> 00:21:42,907 5 is the last phrase of that sentence, 570 00:21:43,859 --> 00:21:44,812 and he died. 571 00:21:45,685 --> 00:21:46,582 8 times 572 00:21:47,529 --> 00:21:50,246 It's like a solemn funeral bill that just 573 00:21:50,246 --> 00:21:51,466 keeps on ringing 574 00:21:52,324 --> 00:21:55,201 all throughout. There's 10 generations in 8 times 575 00:21:55,201 --> 00:21:56,640 we read and he died. 576 00:21:58,327 --> 00:22:01,111 Okay. So think this through Adam Lived 930 577 00:22:01,111 --> 00:22:02,304 years. That's a long time. 578 00:22:02,941 --> 00:22:05,746 You perhaps he and eve and maybe others 579 00:22:05,746 --> 00:22:07,741 started to think. Okay? You know what? Maybe 580 00:22:07,821 --> 00:22:10,694 God didn't really mean that that death was 581 00:22:10,694 --> 00:22:13,424 that death death, like dying death was the 582 00:22:13,424 --> 00:22:15,422 punishment for my. I mean, is what God 583 00:22:15,422 --> 00:22:17,420 said, but maybe that's not what God meant. 584 00:22:17,660 --> 00:22:19,338 I mean I mean, that's what Satan told 585 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:21,336 us, saying sam, you know, hey, there's no 586 00:22:21,336 --> 00:22:22,455 consequences for sin. 587 00:22:23,029 --> 00:22:25,341 Right? You're not... You will not surely die. 588 00:22:25,979 --> 00:22:27,493 Right God's lying to you. 589 00:22:28,371 --> 00:22:30,762 He's he's directing you. He's misleading you. 590 00:22:31,894 --> 00:22:33,972 But we know. Right? God never lies. His 591 00:22:33,972 --> 00:22:36,369 word is always true and it's given to 592 00:22:36,369 --> 00:22:37,088 us in love. 593 00:22:38,207 --> 00:22:40,445 And so Adam did die. He would die 594 00:22:40,445 --> 00:22:42,927 is as Romans chapter 5 verse 12 puts 595 00:22:42,927 --> 00:22:45,473 it. Therefore, just as sin came into the 596 00:22:45,473 --> 00:22:47,382 world through 1 man. Adam. 597 00:22:48,112 --> 00:22:49,142 And death through sin, 598 00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:52,416 and so death spread to all men 599 00:22:52,946 --> 00:22:54,294 because all sinned. 600 00:22:55,419 --> 00:22:57,006 And guess what? That's genesis is 5. 601 00:22:57,958 --> 00:22:59,942 That's what we find all throughout this chapter. 602 00:23:00,497 --> 00:23:02,481 Right in verse 5, thus all the days 603 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:03,672 of Adam, any he died. 604 00:23:04,243 --> 00:23:06,312 Verse 8, thus all the days of seth 605 00:23:06,312 --> 00:23:08,779 and he died. Verse 11, thus all the 606 00:23:08,779 --> 00:23:11,008 days of E enoch and he died. Verse 607 00:23:11,008 --> 00:23:11,486 14. 608 00:23:11,819 --> 00:23:13,975 The solid days of Keen and he died. 609 00:23:14,294 --> 00:23:17,088 Verse 17, the solid days of Mahal mahal 610 00:23:17,088 --> 00:23:19,803 and he died. Verse 20, the solid days 611 00:23:19,803 --> 00:23:21,972 of Jared and he died. And then we're 612 00:23:21,972 --> 00:23:23,887 gonna skip past Enoch will come back to 613 00:23:23,887 --> 00:23:25,402 him verse 27. 614 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:26,918 Thus all the days of, 615 00:23:27,715 --> 00:23:30,268 and he died. Verse 31. Thus all the 616 00:23:30,268 --> 00:23:32,279 days of Lam. And he died. 617 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,240 You see the wages of sin is death, 618 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,140 and so death spread to all men 619 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,440 beginning after Adam's sin. 620 00:23:41,174 --> 00:23:42,713 And so Genesis 5 621 00:23:43,332 --> 00:23:44,371 is a reminder. 622 00:23:45,570 --> 00:23:47,728 So no matter how long we live on 623 00:23:47,728 --> 00:23:48,207 this earth, 624 00:23:48,847 --> 00:23:49,966 we will all die. 625 00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:53,485 You we may think that we will live 626 00:23:53,485 --> 00:23:55,712 forever, but we won't, we will all die 627 00:23:55,712 --> 00:23:57,406 in remembering that reality 628 00:23:58,194 --> 00:24:00,429 that 1 day, our life here on this 629 00:24:00,429 --> 00:24:02,286 earth will come to an end 630 00:24:03,462 --> 00:24:06,256 is critical for living this life well. 631 00:24:07,388 --> 00:24:09,462 It really really is. That's why the bible 632 00:24:09,462 --> 00:24:11,296 tells us this over and over again in 633 00:24:11,296 --> 00:24:13,312 a number of ways giving us different 634 00:24:13,689 --> 00:24:15,763 images and analog, the metaphors for how to 635 00:24:15,763 --> 00:24:16,481 think about life. 636 00:24:17,291 --> 00:24:19,776 In Job 7, verse 7, we read, remember 637 00:24:19,832 --> 00:24:21,103 that my life is a breath. 638 00:24:23,326 --> 00:24:25,646 Psalm 39 verse 5 be hold you have 639 00:24:25,646 --> 00:24:28,036 made my days a few hand breaths, and 640 00:24:28,036 --> 00:24:31,063 my lifetime is as nothing before you, surely 641 00:24:31,063 --> 00:24:33,452 all mankind stands as a mere breath. 642 00:24:34,344 --> 00:24:37,141 Psalm 01:02 For my days, pass away like 643 00:24:37,141 --> 00:24:37,641 smoke 644 00:24:38,339 --> 00:24:40,336 later in Psalm 01:02. My days or like 645 00:24:40,336 --> 00:24:41,375 an evening shadow. 646 00:24:42,427 --> 00:24:43,857 I with her away like grass. 647 00:24:44,731 --> 00:24:47,115 In the new testament, James 4 verse 14 648 00:24:47,115 --> 00:24:48,546 as, what is your life? 649 00:24:49,753 --> 00:24:51,130 For you are a mist 650 00:24:51,826 --> 00:24:54,218 that appears for a little time and then 651 00:24:54,218 --> 00:24:54,696 vanish us. 652 00:24:56,051 --> 00:24:57,986 You see, there's so much in our world 653 00:24:58,218 --> 00:25:00,383 that wants us to believe that wants to 654 00:25:00,517 --> 00:25:03,054 communicate that you to you that you can 655 00:25:03,054 --> 00:25:03,371 be, 656 00:25:04,005 --> 00:25:05,139 you can be buffer 657 00:25:05,924 --> 00:25:07,044 you can be insulated. 658 00:25:08,005 --> 00:25:09,224 You can be secure 659 00:25:10,164 --> 00:25:12,005 that you can live here forever as the 660 00:25:12,005 --> 00:25:14,093 stars of your own show so you all 661 00:25:14,093 --> 00:25:15,680 to just, you know, make your plans. 662 00:25:16,553 --> 00:25:17,584 Do what you wanna do, 663 00:25:18,377 --> 00:25:20,758 acquire all your possessions, work to build up 664 00:25:20,758 --> 00:25:21,654 your portfolio 665 00:25:22,044 --> 00:25:23,183 without any meaningful 666 00:25:23,882 --> 00:25:25,420 consideration of god 667 00:25:25,799 --> 00:25:27,178 and of eternity 668 00:25:27,717 --> 00:25:30,364 and of heaven and hell of his word 669 00:25:30,364 --> 00:25:33,548 of the millions of lost people literally all 670 00:25:33,548 --> 00:25:35,060 around us in the city of Houston. 671 00:25:35,936 --> 00:25:38,180 But what genesis is 5 in the the 672 00:25:38,180 --> 00:25:40,249 totality of scripture says over and over again 673 00:25:40,249 --> 00:25:41,522 is don't do that. 674 00:25:42,557 --> 00:25:43,990 And don't live like you're gonna be here 675 00:25:43,990 --> 00:25:44,467 forever. 676 00:25:45,754 --> 00:25:48,453 Instead live, plan work like your life is 677 00:25:48,453 --> 00:25:48,691 short. 678 00:25:49,644 --> 00:25:51,390 And like, you don't wanna waste it on 679 00:25:51,390 --> 00:25:52,184 worldly things. 680 00:25:52,914 --> 00:25:55,227 You know, live like, you wanna make your 681 00:25:55,227 --> 00:25:57,301 midst of a life count for the glory 682 00:25:57,301 --> 00:25:59,534 of God. I mean, remember, life is short. 683 00:26:00,651 --> 00:26:01,688 Eternity is near. 684 00:26:03,059 --> 00:26:04,900 That ought impact the way that we live. 685 00:26:06,580 --> 00:26:08,980 You'll psalm 90 verse 12 says, so teach 686 00:26:08,980 --> 00:26:10,180 us to number our days. 687 00:26:11,073 --> 00:26:12,978 That we may get a heart of wisdom. 688 00:26:14,644 --> 00:26:16,628 Okay. Every time I read psalm 90, I 689 00:26:16,628 --> 00:26:19,009 can't help, but break out my phone, type 690 00:26:19,009 --> 00:26:21,353 in you know, average life expectancy 691 00:26:21,888 --> 00:26:24,674 in the Us. And so currently, what they're 692 00:26:24,674 --> 00:26:26,744 saying is a lot... The average life expectancy 693 00:26:26,744 --> 00:26:28,509 in the Us is 78... 694 00:26:28,827 --> 00:26:31,210 78 years. It's like 77.5 695 00:26:31,210 --> 00:26:32,481 years. We'll round up 78. 696 00:26:33,117 --> 00:26:34,252 So what that means 697 00:26:35,517 --> 00:26:36,552 If you're 30 years old, 698 00:26:37,666 --> 00:26:39,100 and you're going live to be 78, 699 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:42,364 you have 17520 700 00:26:42,364 --> 00:26:42,762 more days. 701 00:26:44,447 --> 00:26:45,480 You're 40 years old, 702 00:26:46,275 --> 00:26:49,692 you're literally to be 78, you have 13870 703 00:26:49,692 --> 00:26:50,248 more days. 704 00:26:51,539 --> 00:26:52,657 If you're 50 years old, 705 00:26:53,376 --> 00:26:54,974 10220 706 00:26:54,974 --> 00:26:55,453 more days. 707 00:26:57,211 --> 00:27:00,345 60 years old, 6570 708 00:27:00,345 --> 00:27:02,345 more days, and now looking around the room. 709 00:27:02,505 --> 00:27:04,105 No 1 looks even close to 60. So 710 00:27:04,105 --> 00:27:06,345 we'll just stop there. But the the point 711 00:27:06,345 --> 00:27:07,244 being that 712 00:27:07,558 --> 00:27:10,123 it is, we gain a heart of wisdom, 713 00:27:10,973 --> 00:27:12,403 we gain a heart of wisdom. 714 00:27:13,674 --> 00:27:14,706 When we remember, 715 00:27:16,073 --> 00:27:18,147 that ultimately our life here on this earth. 716 00:27:18,466 --> 00:27:19,024 It's a mist. 717 00:27:20,540 --> 00:27:22,454 We're here today we're gone tomorrow. Listen. 718 00:27:23,092 --> 00:27:24,948 I am I am the wisest 719 00:27:25,819 --> 00:27:26,537 most humble, 720 00:27:27,176 --> 00:27:29,330 the best pastor whenever I remember it there'll 721 00:27:29,330 --> 00:27:30,150 be a day 722 00:27:30,767 --> 00:27:32,443 whenever I will no longer pass through this 723 00:27:32,443 --> 00:27:33,320 church or any church. 724 00:27:34,692 --> 00:27:35,410 Because I'm a mist. 725 00:27:37,404 --> 00:27:39,340 I am the the the the wisest 726 00:27:40,117 --> 00:27:40,617 best 727 00:27:41,248 --> 00:27:41,748 husband 728 00:27:42,125 --> 00:27:44,139 and daddy whenever I 729 00:27:44,595 --> 00:27:45,095 remember 730 00:27:45,870 --> 00:27:48,021 that my days with my bride and my 731 00:27:48,021 --> 00:27:49,375 children are not unlimited. 732 00:27:51,063 --> 00:27:51,938 That they matter. 733 00:27:53,369 --> 00:27:56,072 It matters how I invest them, how I 734 00:27:56,072 --> 00:27:56,549 spend them. 735 00:27:57,583 --> 00:27:59,491 You see the theme of death is prominent 736 00:27:59,491 --> 00:28:01,738 in Genesis 5, So we're gonna come back 737 00:28:01,738 --> 00:28:04,634 to it. Okay? But there are 2 men 738 00:28:04,694 --> 00:28:06,691 in in all of the bible who who 739 00:28:06,691 --> 00:28:07,250 never die. 740 00:28:08,545 --> 00:28:10,305 1 of them is listed in Genesis 5, 741 00:28:10,704 --> 00:28:13,505 but there's also Elijah in second kings to 742 00:28:13,505 --> 00:28:15,684 was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind 743 00:28:16,079 --> 00:28:18,072 But the 1 list of Joseph's 5 is 744 00:28:18,072 --> 00:28:19,986 enoch. And so that's our second heading Enoch. 745 00:28:20,305 --> 00:28:22,298 So look at versus 21 to 24. 746 00:28:22,856 --> 00:28:25,263 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he father 747 00:28:25,343 --> 00:28:25,843 Meth, 748 00:28:26,616 --> 00:28:28,866 Enoch walked with God after he father Meth 749 00:28:29,083 --> 00:28:30,060 300 years 750 00:28:30,435 --> 00:28:32,027 and had other sons and daughters. 751 00:28:32,679 --> 00:28:35,312 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 752 00:28:35,312 --> 00:28:37,946 years. E enoch walk with God and he 753 00:28:37,946 --> 00:28:39,861 was not for God took him. 754 00:28:40,514 --> 00:28:42,980 So that phrase walked with God, what does 755 00:28:42,980 --> 00:28:44,890 it mean? Well, it means that he walks 756 00:28:44,890 --> 00:28:47,038 by faith. It means that he walked in 757 00:28:47,038 --> 00:28:48,709 a way that plagues the God, which you 758 00:28:48,709 --> 00:28:50,397 can see at the in the footnote at 759 00:28:50,397 --> 00:28:51,912 the bottom of your Esp Bible. 760 00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:54,964 If you flip over the new testament, Hebrews 761 00:28:55,103 --> 00:28:57,735 11 versus 5 and 6, say this. By 762 00:28:57,735 --> 00:29:00,141 faith, Enoch was taken up so that he 763 00:29:00,141 --> 00:29:02,049 should not see death, and he was not 764 00:29:02,049 --> 00:29:04,992 found because God had taken him. Now before 765 00:29:04,992 --> 00:29:07,060 he was taken, he was committed as having 766 00:29:07,060 --> 00:29:07,958 please God 767 00:29:08,268 --> 00:29:10,757 and without faith, it's impossible to please him 768 00:29:10,894 --> 00:29:13,281 for whoever withdraw near to god must believe 769 00:29:13,281 --> 00:29:15,770 that he exists and that he rewards those 770 00:29:15,986 --> 00:29:16,622 who seek him. 771 00:29:17,433 --> 00:29:20,376 So Enoch walk with God and please God. 772 00:29:20,615 --> 00:29:22,444 He walked by faith. Now, of course, it 773 00:29:22,444 --> 00:29:24,607 doesn't mean that Enoch was without in. Right? 774 00:29:24,766 --> 00:29:26,594 All of sin and fall short of the 775 00:29:26,594 --> 00:29:28,820 glory of God, but Genesis 5 is telling 776 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:31,466 us that among this godly line 777 00:29:32,254 --> 00:29:33,769 From Adam through Seth, 778 00:29:34,567 --> 00:29:37,518 down to noah, enoch in particular, he stood 779 00:29:37,518 --> 00:29:37,757 out. 780 00:29:38,555 --> 00:29:40,469 As 1 who pleased God as he walked 781 00:29:40,469 --> 00:29:41,586 with God by faith. 782 00:29:42,398 --> 00:29:44,070 And that's what hebrews 11 makes clear. 783 00:29:44,786 --> 00:29:47,174 Yet, last week, we saw that lam in 784 00:29:47,174 --> 00:29:49,483 the line of cain was the seventh in 785 00:29:49,483 --> 00:29:49,881 that line. 786 00:29:50,534 --> 00:29:53,587 And Cain Islamic was a portrait of exceptional 787 00:29:53,805 --> 00:29:55,582 in exceeding wicked 788 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,316 immoral morality, violence. 789 00:29:58,450 --> 00:30:00,309 And he celebrated. He boasted 790 00:30:00,610 --> 00:30:01,890 about it as he mocked God. 791 00:30:02,529 --> 00:30:04,930 Here Enoch in the line of seth is 792 00:30:04,930 --> 00:30:05,890 seventh in that line. 793 00:30:06,704 --> 00:30:08,775 And this enoch is the portrait of a 794 00:30:08,775 --> 00:30:11,882 faithful man who please God as he walked 795 00:30:11,882 --> 00:30:12,917 with God by faith. 796 00:30:13,809 --> 00:30:15,484 Okay. So what does that mean? What does 797 00:30:15,484 --> 00:30:17,478 that mean for you and me today for 798 00:30:17,478 --> 00:30:18,993 us to walk with God. 799 00:30:19,871 --> 00:30:21,785 For us to please God as we walk 800 00:30:21,785 --> 00:30:23,141 with him by faith. 801 00:30:23,794 --> 00:30:26,266 Well, I think the old P bible comment, 802 00:30:26,425 --> 00:30:28,897 Matthew Henry, was very helpful. He says, to 803 00:30:28,897 --> 00:30:31,151 walk with God is to set god always 804 00:30:31,289 --> 00:30:31,608 before us. 805 00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:34,826 And to act as those who are always 806 00:30:34,882 --> 00:30:35,675 under his eye. 807 00:30:36,628 --> 00:30:38,533 It is to make God's word our rule 808 00:30:38,533 --> 00:30:40,756 and his glory, our end and all our 809 00:30:40,756 --> 00:30:41,256 actions 810 00:30:41,644 --> 00:30:43,474 It is to make it our constant care 811 00:30:43,474 --> 00:30:46,738 and endeavor in everything to please God and 812 00:30:46,738 --> 00:30:48,329 in nothing to offend him. 813 00:30:49,617 --> 00:30:51,600 Try to walk with him. See, that's... The 814 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,505 people of God have always been called to 815 00:30:53,505 --> 00:30:54,719 walk with God 816 00:30:55,488 --> 00:30:55,964 by faith. 817 00:30:56,694 --> 00:30:58,047 You're gonna see in the next chapter in 818 00:30:58,126 --> 00:30:58,843 Genesis 6, 819 00:30:59,559 --> 00:31:02,106 verse 9 that noah was a righteous man 820 00:31:02,106 --> 00:31:03,857 blame listen in this in his generation. 821 00:31:04,509 --> 00:31:06,587 And says noah walked with God. 822 00:31:07,386 --> 00:31:09,703 In the new testament, Christians are called to 823 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:12,180 walk with God. Paul writes in Galatians 5, 824 00:31:12,434 --> 00:31:14,115 If we live by the spirit, let us 825 00:31:14,115 --> 00:31:15,335 keep in step 826 00:31:15,714 --> 00:31:16,914 walking with the spirit. 827 00:31:17,554 --> 00:31:20,914 In 2. Therefore, as you receive Christ, Jesus, 828 00:31:21,075 --> 00:31:24,038 the Lord, so walk in him. You'll walk 829 00:31:24,038 --> 00:31:27,722 with him, rooted built up in him 830 00:31:28,178 --> 00:31:30,900 in ephesians 4. Verse 1. I therefore, a 831 00:31:30,900 --> 00:31:32,891 prisoner for the lord urge you to walk 832 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:35,520 in a manner worthy of the calling to 833 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,829 which you've been called. Right? The first 3 834 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:40,714 chapters of ephesians talk about what God has 835 00:31:40,714 --> 00:31:44,301 done for us for our salvation in Christ. 836 00:31:45,178 --> 00:31:47,012 We once we're dead in our tres passes 837 00:31:47,012 --> 00:31:49,517 and sins, but we have been made alive 838 00:31:49,892 --> 00:31:50,687 together with Christ. 839 00:31:52,595 --> 00:31:54,503 Ephesians for then turns the corner and says, 840 00:31:55,537 --> 00:31:56,991 you've received a new calling 841 00:31:57,779 --> 00:31:59,220 and so now be who you are. 842 00:32:00,180 --> 00:32:02,740 Walk in a manner worthy of that calling. 843 00:32:04,180 --> 00:32:06,180 So all Christians are called to walk with 844 00:32:06,259 --> 00:32:06,500 God. 845 00:32:07,233 --> 00:32:08,977 Can you think about that? If you... I 846 00:32:08,977 --> 00:32:10,483 know some of you maybe, you know, you 847 00:32:10,483 --> 00:32:11,300 have a friend 848 00:32:11,752 --> 00:32:13,733 whom you walk with or or who you 849 00:32:13,733 --> 00:32:14,289 run with? 850 00:32:15,018 --> 00:32:17,506 You think about that. What why do you 851 00:32:17,562 --> 00:32:19,152 why do you walk or run with them? 852 00:32:20,822 --> 00:32:22,094 I... Because they're your friend. 853 00:32:23,463 --> 00:32:25,719 Right? Because you enjoy being with them 854 00:32:26,895 --> 00:32:29,130 that you know them well, and and you 855 00:32:29,130 --> 00:32:31,259 look forward to your time with them and 856 00:32:31,380 --> 00:32:32,900 and for them to keep getting to know 857 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:34,420 you better and you keep getting to know 858 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:36,579 them better. Well, it's the same thing. You 859 00:32:36,579 --> 00:32:38,660 see, to walk with God is is to 860 00:32:38,660 --> 00:32:39,539 wanna be with them. 861 00:32:40,514 --> 00:32:42,748 It's to love him to want to know 862 00:32:42,748 --> 00:32:45,221 him to to desire to read and to 863 00:32:45,221 --> 00:32:46,896 know in the study and and to hear 864 00:32:46,896 --> 00:32:49,695 his word priest and explain it's it's too 865 00:32:49,695 --> 00:32:50,751 long to faithfully 866 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:52,715 obey his word. 867 00:32:54,145 --> 00:32:55,894 And so we see in Genesis 5 verse 868 00:32:55,894 --> 00:32:56,291 24, 869 00:32:56,704 --> 00:32:57,903 e enoch walk with God, 870 00:32:59,181 --> 00:33:00,480 and he was not 871 00:33:00,858 --> 00:33:01,817 for God took him. 872 00:33:03,748 --> 00:33:06,292 Or he was no longer found for God 873 00:33:06,292 --> 00:33:08,757 took him. Okay. So what does that... What 874 00:33:08,757 --> 00:33:10,108 does that look like? For God to take 875 00:33:10,346 --> 00:33:10,505 Enoch? 876 00:33:11,634 --> 00:33:13,227 I have no idea. And no 1 else 877 00:33:13,227 --> 00:33:15,856 has any idea. Okay. So 1 day, Enoch 878 00:33:15,856 --> 00:33:17,131 was a 365 879 00:33:17,131 --> 00:33:18,963 year old man on this earth and suddenly, 880 00:33:19,362 --> 00:33:20,158 he was no longer found. 881 00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:22,001 For God took him. 882 00:33:23,745 --> 00:33:25,489 Now, I think God has given us this 883 00:33:25,489 --> 00:33:28,106 record of Enoch life in the true account 884 00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:30,844 of Enoch not dying to make a very 885 00:33:30,900 --> 00:33:32,331 significant theological point. 886 00:33:33,364 --> 00:33:35,056 Okay. But the point is not 887 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:36,065 a formula. 888 00:33:36,478 --> 00:33:39,025 The point is not, okay, Enoch was so 889 00:33:39,025 --> 00:33:42,208 good that he earned his salvation by walking 890 00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:44,675 with God. Therefore, if you are good enough, 891 00:33:46,045 --> 00:33:47,964 Okay. If you're good enough, you try hard 892 00:33:47,964 --> 00:33:48,204 enough, 893 00:33:49,325 --> 00:33:51,325 it'd be obedient enough, you'd be faithful enough, 894 00:33:51,724 --> 00:33:53,859 then you can, you can earn this 895 00:33:54,375 --> 00:33:56,677 position this standing with God and that you 896 00:33:56,677 --> 00:33:59,876 can perhaps 1 day achieve this level of 897 00:34:00,011 --> 00:34:01,996 avoiding death and going straight up to heaven. 898 00:34:02,964 --> 00:34:05,995 No friends, enoch like all sinful people had 899 00:34:05,995 --> 00:34:08,148 to be saved by grace through faith in 900 00:34:08,148 --> 00:34:08,786 the savior. 901 00:34:09,504 --> 00:34:11,338 He was saved by faith in the savior 902 00:34:11,338 --> 00:34:12,216 who was to come. 903 00:34:13,670 --> 00:34:15,449 A promise offering offspring of the woman 904 00:34:15,750 --> 00:34:17,909 who threw his suffering with Crushed Serpent head. 905 00:34:18,150 --> 00:34:20,630 I mean, hebrews 11 highlights Enoch faith. 906 00:34:21,922 --> 00:34:23,271 And the rest of the bible makes it 907 00:34:23,271 --> 00:34:25,651 clear that that saving faith is a gift 908 00:34:25,651 --> 00:34:26,444 from god. 909 00:34:27,793 --> 00:34:30,669 Right salvation, a gift of god not by 910 00:34:30,669 --> 00:34:32,021 work, so no 1 can boast. 911 00:34:32,974 --> 00:34:35,122 He enoch did not earn his salvation by 912 00:34:35,122 --> 00:34:37,269 being good enough or generous enough or kind 913 00:34:37,269 --> 00:34:38,541 enough because no 1 can. 914 00:34:41,108 --> 00:34:43,101 Listen to how professor Richard Be puts it. 915 00:34:43,740 --> 00:34:45,973 Enoch example does not mean that everyone who 916 00:34:45,973 --> 00:34:47,967 walks with God will avoid physical death. 917 00:34:48,940 --> 00:34:51,336 But it does mean that everyone who walks 918 00:34:51,336 --> 00:34:54,292 with God will experience the same kind of 919 00:34:54,292 --> 00:34:56,130 life that Enoch experienced. 920 00:34:56,623 --> 00:34:58,937 Both in this life and in the next 921 00:34:58,937 --> 00:34:59,176 life. 922 00:34:59,894 --> 00:35:01,728 You see, that's that's the key, I think 923 00:35:01,728 --> 00:35:02,867 the enoch life 924 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:05,557 is a reminder to us that for the 925 00:35:05,716 --> 00:35:06,216 Christian 926 00:35:07,168 --> 00:35:08,927 Death is never the last word. 927 00:35:10,125 --> 00:35:12,123 That for the Christian, death is never the 928 00:35:12,123 --> 00:35:14,141 final answer that death is never 929 00:35:14,774 --> 00:35:17,411 ultimately getting the final victory in the end. 930 00:35:18,369 --> 00:35:20,286 You see what we we too often think 931 00:35:20,286 --> 00:35:21,505 wrongly about death 932 00:35:22,375 --> 00:35:24,204 We think of death being the end of 933 00:35:24,204 --> 00:35:24,681 everything. 934 00:35:26,272 --> 00:35:27,942 We we think of death being that we 935 00:35:27,942 --> 00:35:29,373 we lose out on everything. 936 00:35:30,184 --> 00:35:32,577 We see for the Christian, death is not 937 00:35:32,577 --> 00:35:34,570 passing from the land of the living to 938 00:35:34,570 --> 00:35:36,325 the land of the dead. No for the 939 00:35:36,405 --> 00:35:38,638 Christian, death is passing from the land of 940 00:35:38,638 --> 00:35:39,276 the dying. 941 00:35:39,929 --> 00:35:41,764 To the land of the living, where we 942 00:35:41,764 --> 00:35:43,838 will spend all eternity with our God and 943 00:35:43,838 --> 00:35:44,397 his people. 944 00:35:45,195 --> 00:35:47,164 You see, and this this is true for 945 00:35:47,364 --> 00:35:49,285 your loved ones who have passed away in 946 00:35:49,445 --> 00:35:49,765 Christ, 947 00:35:50,324 --> 00:35:51,785 and this is true for you 948 00:35:52,164 --> 00:35:53,204 that this is our hope, 949 00:35:53,925 --> 00:35:56,416 and it's all because of Christ, and his 950 00:35:56,416 --> 00:35:57,929 life death and resurrection. 951 00:35:58,726 --> 00:36:00,739 Listen how Paul puts in Romans 5 952 00:36:01,115 --> 00:36:03,265 for if because of 1 man's tres pass. 953 00:36:03,424 --> 00:36:03,981 That's Adam. 954 00:36:04,714 --> 00:36:06,472 Death reigned through that 1 man. 955 00:36:07,112 --> 00:36:09,669 Much more will those who receive the abundance 956 00:36:09,669 --> 00:36:12,327 of grace and the free gift of righteousness 957 00:36:12,626 --> 00:36:13,925 reign in life 958 00:36:14,319 --> 00:36:16,155 through the 1 man Jesus Christ. 959 00:36:16,874 --> 00:36:17,353 Therefore, 960 00:36:17,911 --> 00:36:20,546 As 1 Tres past led the condemnation for 961 00:36:20,546 --> 00:36:23,282 all men, so 1 act of righteousness 962 00:36:23,994 --> 00:36:24,814 leaves to 963 00:36:25,193 --> 00:36:26,332 justification and life 964 00:36:26,791 --> 00:36:27,750 for all men. 965 00:36:29,029 --> 00:36:31,666 You see salvation in Christ is so much 966 00:36:31,666 --> 00:36:31,985 more. 967 00:36:33,279 --> 00:36:35,437 Than merely having your sins forgiven. 968 00:36:37,755 --> 00:36:39,432 It is that, but when you come to 969 00:36:39,592 --> 00:36:41,990 Christ, yes, your sins are washed away, 970 00:36:42,883 --> 00:36:45,133 your sin debt is fully paid 971 00:36:46,065 --> 00:36:46,781 is canceled. 972 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:49,963 That that that bill because of your sin 973 00:36:49,963 --> 00:36:50,599 is torn up. 974 00:36:51,889 --> 00:36:54,782 There is... Therefore no therefore now no 975 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:57,873 condemnation for you or that will ever be 976 00:36:57,873 --> 00:36:58,831 for you why. 977 00:36:59,723 --> 00:37:02,673 Because Christ was condemned in your place on 978 00:37:02,673 --> 00:37:03,231 the cross. 979 00:37:03,789 --> 00:37:05,144 There's no more for you, 980 00:37:05,862 --> 00:37:07,376 but there's even more than that It's not 981 00:37:07,376 --> 00:37:10,186 just that your sins are washed away, you're 982 00:37:10,186 --> 00:37:13,403 also credited with Christ's perfect life of righteousness. 983 00:37:13,942 --> 00:37:16,192 But even as wonderful as that is that 984 00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:16,692 same 985 00:37:17,067 --> 00:37:19,135 resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead 986 00:37:19,135 --> 00:37:22,180 on that first easter morning has raised you 987 00:37:22,809 --> 00:37:24,964 to walk in newness of life to new 988 00:37:24,964 --> 00:37:26,081 life in Christ. 989 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,556 That you only have your sins paid for, 990 00:37:28,795 --> 00:37:30,972 not only are you credited with Christ righteousness 991 00:37:31,603 --> 00:37:33,938 but you are now living a resurrected life 992 00:37:34,555 --> 00:37:37,049 as Ephesians 2 says you are now currently 993 00:37:37,426 --> 00:37:38,804 seated with Christ 994 00:37:39,340 --> 00:37:40,617 in the heavenly places. 995 00:37:41,747 --> 00:37:42,804 Given a new heart 996 00:37:43,576 --> 00:37:44,689 made a new creation. 997 00:37:47,154 --> 00:37:47,654 Or 998 00:37:48,188 --> 00:37:48,688 bone, 999 00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:52,018 Scottish preacher in 1800 says the first Adam 1000 00:37:52,018 --> 00:37:52,415 dies, 1001 00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:55,273 and we die in him. But the second 1002 00:37:55,352 --> 00:37:58,209 Adam, that's Christ dies, and we live in 1003 00:37:58,209 --> 00:37:58,709 him 1004 00:37:59,019 --> 00:38:01,579 The first Adam's grave pro claims only death, 1005 00:38:01,900 --> 00:38:04,140 the second Adam's grave announces life. 1006 00:38:05,019 --> 00:38:07,833 I am the resurrection and the life. Right? 1007 00:38:08,071 --> 00:38:10,293 That was our assurance of pardon and comfort 1008 00:38:10,293 --> 00:38:11,403 today earlier in the service. 1009 00:38:12,356 --> 00:38:14,577 This from John 11 versus 25, 1010 00:38:15,068 --> 00:38:17,768 and 26. Right before Jesus raises lazarus from 1011 00:38:17,768 --> 00:38:19,356 the dead. I'm the direction resurrection the life. 1012 00:38:19,990 --> 00:38:21,737 Whoever believes in me, though he die yet, 1013 00:38:21,896 --> 00:38:24,294 shall he live. And everyone who lives and 1014 00:38:24,294 --> 00:38:26,757 believes in me shall never die. 1015 00:38:27,313 --> 00:38:29,378 You see the same God who said no. 1016 00:38:30,109 --> 00:38:32,980 To death in taking Enoch up to heaven 1017 00:38:32,980 --> 00:38:35,532 is the same God who will 1 day 1018 00:38:35,532 --> 00:38:38,563 raise you up from your grave and take 1019 00:38:38,563 --> 00:38:39,760 you to be with him. 1020 00:38:40,570 --> 00:38:42,873 For all eternity if you are in Christ. 1021 00:38:45,176 --> 00:38:46,923 Now there's 1 more man who stands Alan 1022 00:38:46,923 --> 00:38:48,432 genesis 5, and this is gonna be quick. 1023 00:38:48,591 --> 00:38:49,147 This is Noah. 1024 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:51,155 Okay. I'm not gonna say a lot about 1025 00:38:51,314 --> 00:38:51,952 Noah today. 1026 00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:54,584 I don't think this is a spoiler, but 1027 00:38:54,584 --> 00:38:56,419 we're gonna talk a lot about Noah. Okay. 1028 00:38:56,578 --> 00:38:58,652 The next 3 chapters. You know, he he 1029 00:38:58,652 --> 00:39:00,893 builds an arc. Lot of water comes. He's 1030 00:39:00,893 --> 00:39:02,402 kind of an important guy. We'll talk a 1031 00:39:02,402 --> 00:39:04,386 lot more about him. We're we're going just 1032 00:39:04,386 --> 00:39:07,799 touch on him. Okay? Versus 28 and 29. 1033 00:39:08,689 --> 00:39:10,607 When Lam had lived 182 1034 00:39:10,607 --> 00:39:12,845 years, he followed a son called his name 1035 00:39:13,005 --> 00:39:15,322 Noah saying, out of the ground that the 1036 00:39:15,322 --> 00:39:18,711 lord has cursed. To hear that? That's language 1037 00:39:19,005 --> 00:39:19,639 from the fall, 1038 00:39:20,749 --> 00:39:22,890 consequence from Adam's sin in the garden. 1039 00:39:23,604 --> 00:39:25,610 Out of the ground, the Lord has cursed 1040 00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:28,955 This 1 shall bring us relief from our 1041 00:39:28,955 --> 00:39:29,455 work 1042 00:39:29,914 --> 00:39:32,471 and from the painful toil of our hands. 1043 00:39:34,713 --> 00:39:37,832 So this let... There's a Islamic genesis 4 1044 00:39:38,523 --> 00:39:40,824 in wicked kings line and that Lame is 1045 00:39:40,824 --> 00:39:41,538 an evil man. 1046 00:39:42,985 --> 00:39:44,020 Guilty of great sin, 1047 00:39:44,657 --> 00:39:48,160 boasting about it. He is always looking for 1048 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:49,992 revenge. Remember he's he's saying in his song. 1049 00:39:50,881 --> 00:39:52,867 I have killed a man for wounding me. 1050 00:39:53,900 --> 00:39:56,203 This lam in just 5 in the godly 1051 00:39:56,203 --> 00:39:58,719 line of Seth, he's not looking for revenge 1052 00:39:58,839 --> 00:40:00,675 rather he's longing for relief. 1053 00:40:02,031 --> 00:40:04,845 He's so grieve over the effects of sin 1054 00:40:05,063 --> 00:40:06,122 in the world 1055 00:40:06,754 --> 00:40:08,510 And in the hearts of mankind that he 1056 00:40:08,510 --> 00:40:09,807 named his son noah 1057 00:40:10,185 --> 00:40:12,340 because Noah sounds like the Hebrew word for 1058 00:40:12,340 --> 00:40:12,840 rest 1059 00:40:13,217 --> 00:40:13,856 for relief. 1060 00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:17,688 Islamic names his son in hope that deliverance 1061 00:40:17,688 --> 00:40:20,548 for god's faithful people will come. And isn't 1062 00:40:20,548 --> 00:40:21,184 that what comes? 1063 00:40:22,154 --> 00:40:23,350 Are we're gonna see in our study of 1064 00:40:23,430 --> 00:40:26,621 Genesis 6 to 9 that through noah laborers 1065 00:40:26,621 --> 00:40:28,854 in building the arc, he will make a 1066 00:40:28,854 --> 00:40:31,029 way for God's people to pass 1067 00:40:31,406 --> 00:40:34,852 unharmed through the waters of God's judgment and 1068 00:40:34,852 --> 00:40:35,592 deliver them 1069 00:40:36,129 --> 00:40:38,763 to provide relief and rest for them on 1070 00:40:38,763 --> 00:40:39,561 the other side. 1071 00:40:40,613 --> 00:40:42,528 Now we know that Noah is not the 1072 00:40:42,528 --> 00:40:44,523 promised offspring of the woman. He's not the 1073 00:40:44,523 --> 00:40:46,757 1 who's going crush the serpent head through 1074 00:40:46,757 --> 00:40:47,556 his own suffering. 1075 00:40:48,289 --> 00:40:51,340 But Noah is 1 whose life points forward 1076 00:40:51,557 --> 00:40:52,992 to the Christ who was to come. 1077 00:40:53,710 --> 00:40:56,994 Right? In fact, Jesus will eventually come through 1078 00:40:56,994 --> 00:40:58,133 the line of Noah 1079 00:40:58,592 --> 00:41:01,547 and his son shi, who was saved from 1080 00:41:01,547 --> 00:41:03,065 the flood on the ark. 1081 00:41:04,916 --> 00:41:06,670 Okay. So Genesis 5 is a list of 1082 00:41:06,670 --> 00:41:06,830 men. 1083 00:41:07,787 --> 00:41:08,824 All but 1 died, 1084 00:41:09,701 --> 00:41:12,014 but Genesis 5 is not ultimately about death 1085 00:41:12,094 --> 00:41:13,131 It's ultimately about life. 1086 00:41:15,451 --> 00:41:17,119 Real true, abundant, 1087 00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:18,175 eternal 1088 00:41:18,945 --> 00:41:19,684 resurrection life 1089 00:41:20,375 --> 00:41:21,590 because in Christ 1090 00:41:22,058 --> 00:41:24,047 death does not get the last word. 1091 00:41:24,842 --> 00:41:28,023 Death does not ultimately win the final victory. 1092 00:41:28,579 --> 00:41:29,693 So let me leave you with this. 1093 00:41:30,423 --> 00:41:31,931 First Corinthians chapter 15. 1094 00:41:32,724 --> 00:41:33,993 Behold, I tell you a mystery. 1095 00:41:34,945 --> 00:41:37,326 We shall not all sleep, but we shall 1096 00:41:37,326 --> 00:41:38,039 all be changed. 1097 00:41:38,848 --> 00:41:40,676 In a moment, and the twin of an 1098 00:41:40,676 --> 00:41:42,106 eye at the last Trumpet. 1099 00:41:42,583 --> 00:41:44,252 The Trumpet will sound and the dead will 1100 00:41:44,252 --> 00:41:45,603 be raised imp, 1101 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,192 and we shall be changed. 1102 00:41:47,764 --> 00:41:50,478 For this perishable body must put on the 1103 00:41:50,478 --> 00:41:53,213 imp. And this mortal body must put on 1104 00:41:53,272 --> 00:41:56,326 immortality. When the perishable puts on the imp 1105 00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:59,579 and the mortal puts on mortality, then shall 1106 00:41:59,579 --> 00:42:01,487 come to pass the saying that is written. 1107 00:42:02,202 --> 00:42:04,843 Death is swallowed up in victory, O death 1108 00:42:04,843 --> 00:42:06,599 where is your victory, O death where he 1109 00:42:06,599 --> 00:42:07,318 is your sting. 1110 00:42:07,877 --> 00:42:09,553 The sting of death is sin. 1111 00:42:10,192 --> 00:42:12,427 The power of sin is the law, but 1112 00:42:12,427 --> 00:42:14,995 thanks be to god. Who gives us the 1113 00:42:14,995 --> 00:42:16,589 victory through our lord Jesus Christ. 1114 00:42:17,226 --> 00:42:17,466 Amen. 1115 00:42:18,103 --> 00:42:18,820 Amen, let's pray. 1116 00:42:19,538 --> 00:42:21,291 Father, we thank you for all of your 1117 00:42:21,291 --> 00:42:24,430 word in efforts and today, we thank you 1118 00:42:24,486 --> 00:42:26,814 especially for Genesis chapter 5 and this gene. 1119 00:42:28,221 --> 00:42:29,594 And what it teaches us 1120 00:42:31,094 --> 00:42:31,991 about ourselves 1121 00:42:33,392 --> 00:42:36,086 and about our span of years here on 1122 00:42:36,086 --> 00:42:36,561 this earth, 1123 00:42:38,003 --> 00:42:39,060 or may we think 1124 00:42:39,594 --> 00:42:41,424 rightly both about our days here on the 1125 00:42:41,424 --> 00:42:43,810 earth but also about eternity and Heaven and 1126 00:42:43,810 --> 00:42:44,049 hell. 1127 00:42:45,654 --> 00:42:47,585 And who were what we're trusting in 1128 00:42:48,118 --> 00:42:49,151 for our salvation. 1129 00:42:50,980 --> 00:42:53,126 And may we wrestle well with whether or 1130 00:42:53,126 --> 00:42:53,943 not we 1131 00:42:54,491 --> 00:42:55,308 We know 1132 00:42:56,078 --> 00:42:56,871 this Christ. 1133 00:42:57,983 --> 00:42:59,887 This son of god who took on human 1134 00:42:59,887 --> 00:43:01,951 flesh. You lived the perfect sin endless life. 1135 00:43:02,998 --> 00:43:04,137 Who died the at 1136 00:43:04,913 --> 00:43:05,812 sufficient sacrifice 1137 00:43:06,668 --> 00:43:07,567 on the cross 1138 00:43:08,023 --> 00:43:10,097 who rose from the grave 3 days later? 1139 00:43:11,054 --> 00:43:12,352 Do we know him 1140 00:43:13,782 --> 00:43:15,558 the resurrection and the life 1141 00:43:16,255 --> 00:43:17,132 do we love him? 1142 00:43:17,851 --> 00:43:19,047 Are we following him? 1143 00:43:20,259 --> 00:43:22,091 Genesis is 5. In fact, the whole of 1144 00:43:22,091 --> 00:43:22,751 the bible 1145 00:43:24,322 --> 00:43:25,994 calls us to put our faith and trust 1146 00:43:25,994 --> 00:43:26,393 in him, 1147 00:43:27,508 --> 00:43:28,942 while they help us to do that today. 1148 00:43:29,833 --> 00:43:32,060 We ask call this in Jesus name. Amen.