THE APOSTASY.

      (1). Its Cause. The marriage of the sons of God and the daughters of men (Gen., 6:1, 2).

      (2). Its effect on the human race. Men forgot God and became giants in wickedness [9] (Gen., 6:3, 4).

      (3). Its effect on the Creator. "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart (Gen., 6:6)." The word "repent" always describes a change in something. There is a sense in which God can not change (Matt., 3:9; Jas., 1:17). He is always God, omnipotent and eternal. There is a sense in which He changes His purposes toward us, otherwise forgiveness would be impossible (Jer., 31:34; Heb., 8:12). God has declared that the soul that sins shall die (Ezek. 18:4), but the sinner who turns from his sins and obeys the Lord, has the promise of salvation (II. Pet., 3:9). God therefore changes His purposes toward men, but He is always God!

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