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THE ARK AND THE CHURCH THE
I think its amazing how many
things you can take from the OT and compare to those things found in the NT.
Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written
before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort
of the Scriptures might have hope.
This is so true. There are so many
thing that we can learn
from the OT. This morning we will we be comparing the similarities between the
Genesis 6:13 And God said to Noah, "The end of
all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them;
and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 " Make yourself an ark of
gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with
pitch. 15 "And this is how you shall make
it: The length of the ark shall
be three hundred cubits, its
width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 "You shall make a window for the
ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark
in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 "And behold, I Myself am bringing
floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything
that ison the earth shall
die. 18 "But I will establish My covenant
with you; and you shall go into the ark -- you, your sons, your wife, and your
sons' wives with you. 19 "And of every living thing of all
flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male
and female. 20 "Of the birds after their kind,
of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its
kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 "And you shall take for yourself
of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food
for you and for them." 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that
God commanded him, so he did.
Genesis 6:9 …Noah was a just man, perfect in
his generations. Noah walked with God.
Because Noah worshiped God and
stood out as a faithful servant Noah and his family were spared. Noah was the
builder of the ark. He did not argue with God he followed his commands.
In The NT Jesus was God faithful
servant.
Philippians
2:8 8 And being found in appearance as a
man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the
cross. Not only was
he an obedient to Gods will he was the builder of the church.
Matthew 16:18 18 "And I also say to you that you
are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades
shall not prevail against it.
God told Noah to build one Ark
There were not any life boats or any other type of boats built.
Likewise there is only one church.
Colossians
1:18 18 And He is the head of the body, the
church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things
He may have the preeminence.
Ephesians
4:4 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as
you were called in one hope of your calling;
Noah was told use one material to
build the ark.
Gen 6:14 " Make yourself an ark of gopherwood.
The church is built out of one
kind of material
1 Peter 2:5 5 you also, as living stones, are being
built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1
Corinthians 12:12-13 12 For as the body is one and has many
members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so
also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body
The
Gen. 6:16 "You shall make a window for the
ark
The church has one light.
John 8:12 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again,
saying, "I am the light of
the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of
life."
It is only throght the word of God
We are encouraged to walk in that light.
1 John 1:7 7 But if we walk in the light as He is
in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
The
Gen. 6:16:
…set the door of the ark in its side.
There is only one way into the
church.
John 10:9 "I am the door. If anyone
enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 14:6 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way,
the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
With the ark those who were saved
were considered one family.
Genesis 7:7 So Noah, with his sons,
his wife, and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the
flood.
In the NT those who are being
saved are considered one family as well.
Ephesians
3:14-15 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven
and earth is named,
Salvation was found in the ark.
Point out the obedient faith of
Noah and how they were saved by water
1 Peter
3:20- hen once the
Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a
few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
Salvation is found in the church.
Ephesians
5:23 3 For the husband is head of the wife,
as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:13 3 For by one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body –
21 There is also an antitype which now saves us -- baptism
(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience
toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Baptism is the point that you enter into the church where
salvation is found.
Genesis
7:21-23 1 And all flesh died that moved on the
earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the
earth, and every man. 22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life,
all that was on the dry land, died. 23 So He destroyed all living things
which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and
bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.
Notice all those found out side
the ark lost their lives.
In very similar manner all those
found outside the church will lose their souls to the devil.
2
Thessalonians 1:7-9 when
the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on
those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His
power,
Revelation
14:10-11 He shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the
presence of the Lamb. 11 "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they
have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever
receives the mark of his name."
Don’t let yourself be found out
side of the church to face such a terrible fate. Once you have obeyed the God
commands and you have been baptized into the church try your best not stay in
the church. Could you image Noah and his family jumping off the ark into the
water with no land. That is what we are doing when we get wrapped up in sin and
fall away from the church. We jumping off the life saving vessel. Let us strive
be like Noahs family who feared God obeyed his word and found themselves saved in the end.
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