“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”(Hebrews 11:7)
One of the complaints I have heard leveled toward evangelists is that “they are trying to scare people into being saved.” That may possibly be true for some, but not most. I wonder if it could or would be said of a flagman standing in the road by a swollen stream that had just washed out the bridge you had planned to cross. It would not be said of someone passing your house at 3:00 a.m. and seeing smoke and flames billowing out of the comb of your house, he stops his car, blows the horn, beats on your door, screams and yells to get you up and out of your burning house.
Look at the results of Noah’s fear. First, he accepted God’s warning of the coming flood. Remember, up to that time it had not rained on the earth. Second, He prepared an ark and thereby saved his household and all the animals. Third, he became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
The prospect of eternity in hell with the devil and his angels, separated from God and Godly people, should move one to turn in repentance and faith to Jesus Christ for salvation. Christ is standing at your door urging you to come out of your burning house if you haven’t done so yet. Some might call it fear. He calls it love.
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