"God knows the damage the Fall wrought on man’s moral nature.
Q: And did the Flood judgment fix it?
A: No.
Q: But if the Flood couldn’t fix man’s corrupted heart, what sort of destructive judgment could?
A: None.
(Except in the final judgment, of course. But the point of the final judgment is a little different from that of historical judgments like the Flood.
--The Flood served purposes within fallen history;
--the final judgment is the end of fallen history.)"
CMI
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5
A: No.
Q: But if the Flood couldn’t fix man’s corrupted heart, what sort of destructive judgment could?
A: None.
That’s the point.
If God goes big first to prove such judgments don’t change us, He’s proven His point.
He doesn’t have to go as big again. (Except in the final judgment, of course. But the point of the final judgment is a little different from that of historical judgments like the Flood.
--The Flood served purposes within fallen history;
--the final judgment is the end of fallen history.)"
CMI
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5