"If there really was a world wide flood what would the evidence be?
Billions of dead things buried in rock layers laid down by water all over the earth."
There are global flood legends all over the world, records of this tragic event spread throughout the earth after Babel. We all like the grace of God, but when it comes to judgement we tend to cringe. There are so many people that deny the global flood because of what it means. Justice is nice when we've been wronged, but when we have done wrong we have an excuse why justice shouldn't apply to us. "I was speeding because I was in a hurry." In truth I just didn't plan my time wisely and did not give myself enough time to get there. Why shouldn't I get a ticket? I used to work with a prison ministry and there were all sorts of excuses for stealing. "The store has lots of money." "The stores budget for that." "I'm not hurting anyone." But if you ask them if anyone has stolen anything from them, you get a completely different response, then they want justice, or retribution. It is our selfish human nature.
As much as I cringe at God's judgement on the earth, I also cringe at the thought of a world where there were only 8 people who were not completely wicked. We think our world is corrupt now, but in Noah's day it was so much worse. People hate injustice, how much more does God hate injustice. If God is a just God then he must punish sin. I am reminded that my sin is great, and I deserve punishment.
Thank you God that, just as you had a plan to save Noah and his family, you had a plan to save me.
1 Peter 3:18-22
Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. So he went and preached to the spirits in prison— those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.
