01.01. Apostasy, The

APOSTASY, THE 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 (Gen 6:3-4).

3.    Its Effect on the Creator. "And the LORD repented 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 cannot change (Mat 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 (Eze 18:4), but the sinner who turns from his sins and obeys the Lord, has the promise of salvation (2Pe 3:9). God therefore changes His purposes toward men, but He is always God!