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To: JohnnyM
"In all those examples He supplied a way of salvation for all men (i.e. Leave the city and dont turn back, get into the ark). "

I would disagree. God gave Noah specific dimensions and instructions on building the ark. Presumably enough to hold all the animals, Noah's family and probably some food. If it was up to men to choose how would God know how big to build the ark? God gave a way for Noah and his family to be saved only.

3,151 posted on 04/10/2004 3:37:21 PM PDT by HarleyD (For strong is he who carries out God's word. (Joel 2:11))
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To: Quester
Please see above post.
3,152 posted on 04/10/2004 3:39:37 PM PDT by HarleyD (For strong is he who carries out God's word. (Joel 2:11))
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To: HarleyD
I would disagree. God gave Noah specific dimensions and instructions on building the ark. Presumably enough to hold all the animals, Noah's family and probably some food. If it was up to men to choose how would God know how big to build the ark? God gave a way for Noah and his family to be saved only.

What is interesting , that most of us do not think about is that the ark took hundreds of years to build. It was most likely started before Noah even had family . So the other people saw Noah labor day and night for hundreds of years and not one other person chose to believe that ark was necessary , no one but the one chosen by God had the faith to believe in something they had never seen (rain) .

There was no rush to the ark to be saved by faith .

3,173 posted on 04/10/2004 5:51:25 PM PDT by RnMomof7 (Broomstick Jockey)
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To: HarleyD
God gave Noah specific dimensions and instructions on building the ark. Presumably enough to hold all the animals, Noah's family and probably some food. If it was up to men to choose how would God know how big to build the ark? God gave a way for Noah and his family to be saved only.

Well, of course God foreknew that only Noah and his family would board the ark.

But while you're online, I have a question.

OK ... switch to the New Testament.

In Calvinist thought ... what is going on between Jesus and Satan in regard to the temptations ?

3,191 posted on 04/10/2004 6:28:45 PM PDT by Quester (Is this a trick question ?)
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To: HarleyD
If it was up to men to choose how would God know how big to build the ark?

Um...I'm gonna go with "foreknowledge" for 1000, Alex.

3,442 posted on 04/11/2004 5:50:01 PM PDT by the808bass
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