Years after the flood, Noah‘s sons and their descendants multiply, andwhat began as a small nuclear family grows into nations. - P104
As with Cain‘s lineage, God‘s imageis discernible in people despite their sinful ancestry. - P104
When we see the success and brilliance
of infamous or even scandalous individuals,
we may be tempted to dismiss
their accomplishments as inherently sinful
and to be avoided. - P104
Rather than evaluating cultural achievements with automatic suspicion and fear,
however, Scripture challenges us to see
development and progress as evidence of God‘s common grace. - P104
We can and should celebrate the worthy
contributions we see in others, for they
reflect the excellence that resides in God. - P104
The sons of Shem and Japheth also become nations in fulfillment of God‘s blessing
on Noah to multiply and fill the earth.
We, too, have an obligation to multiply
and fill the earth, not necessarily with
biological children but, more importantly,
with spiritual descendants and godly
influences that impact society. - P104
We accomplish this by preaching thegospel of God‘s saving grace to all people groups on earth.
We live at a time when there is a great
need to complete the task of reaching theworld and partnering with God in His reconciling work. - P104
Every context presents unique
challenges and opportunities to preach the gospel, but we must all be committed
to filling the earth with children of God. - P104
We can help build strong Christian generations for the futureby investing in the lives of children with values that are grounded inGod‘s Word. - P105
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