The Tower of Babel Bible Knowledge

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The Tower of BabelBible Knowledge
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What does our sinful nature want us to put above
Gods commands?
Since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit,
putting their own desires above Gods will, the
human race has been selfishselfishness being
perhaps the most common form of idolatry. The
descendants of Noah were selfish too. We might
think that because God had mercifully saved Noah,
he and his family would be so grateful that they
would live for God every day of their lives.
Unfortunately this wasnt the case. Today we see
the height of selfishness.
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What does our sinful nature want us to put above
Gods commands?
Read Genesis 111-3.
God had commanded Noah to fill the earth. What
did all the people of the generation living some
years after Noah decide to do?
What details of their building plan showed their
desire to stay there permanently, against Gods
command?
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What does our sinful nature want us to put above
Gods commands?
Read Genesis 111-3.
Why would the people want to build a city like
thisagainst Gods command?
In what way was their desire to build this city a
sin of selfishness?
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
What are people putting above Gods commands in
the following
Im just going to tell a little white lie so that
I dont get into trouble.
I know the kids will like me more if I go to that
party and do what everyone else does.
I need to sleep in on Sunday mornings.
I need to cheat just once to get a good grade.
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Whom does our sinful nature want us to glorify?
Read Genesis 114.
Why did the people want to build a tall tower
What was wrong with this desire?
In what way was their desire to build this tower
a sin of selfishness?
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
List one of your accomplishments
How can you give glory to God for that
accomplishment?
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
What are some things people do today that seem to
glorify themselves?
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While our sins of selfishness remain constant,
what attribute of God also remains constant?
Read Genesis 115-9.
To say that God came down to see the city and
tower is anthropomorphisma description of God as
though he were a human being. Needless to say,
the omniscient God did see the tower they were
building. What did he decide to do?
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While our sins of selfishness remain constant,
what attribute of God also remains constant?
Read Genesis 115-9.
God said, Ifthey have begun to do this, then
nothing they plan to do will be impossible for
them, meaning that if he didnt stop them, they
would continue doing evil and forsake him
forever. Would you call his confusion of their
languages, then, an act of judgment or love?
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
Your friend never compliments anyone. He says
that all gifts come from God, so God is the only
one who should be complimented. Respond.
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
How can we use human achievements in the
sciences, such as satellites and computers, and
in the arts, such as great music, art and drama,
to glorify God?
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While our sins of selfishness remain constant,
what attribute of God also remains constant?
Read Genesis 115-9.
How did God accomplish his will, as he had
originally commanded Noah?
Why was the tower called Babel?
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While our sins of selfishness remain constant,
what attribute of God also remains constant?
Read Genesis 115-9.
The descendants of Noah continued to be selfish
in spite of the marvelous things the Lord God had
done for them. What did God continue to do even
as they continued to sin?
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While our sins of selfishness remain constant,
what attribute of God also remains constant?
Read Genesis 115-9.
How did God show the ultimate selflessness
thousands of years later?
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In what way is God selfless when we are selfish?
Although there are many different languages in
the world and many different races and
nationalities, in what ways are all people the
same?
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The Tower of BabelBible Knowledge