The unbeliever stated, “If you worship a god that drowns its children for being disobedient, you have no right to criticize my moral standards.”
I replied, “As the righteous and sovereign ruler of the universe and creatures he created, God has the right to judge and punish when the creatures he made rebel against him. But God gave them a warning, generations of men and women who served him faithfully and faithfully warned the rebels. God had a man build a big boat, 150 yards long, 25 yards wide, 15 yards high which took years to build and could not be missed as a warning of judgment to come. During the time the boat was being built--perhaps as long as 120 years--God had the builder warn people of coming judgment. Anywho believed could have entered God's ark and be saved. Those who died had chosen to ignore God's warning. They consciously, deliberately denied God and rebelled against him by their every thought and action which violated the morality God had given humankind for living by his rules.
“Today God still warns rebels before their judgment, setting before your eyes Jesus Christ as the one who is well-able to save you from your sins, your rebellion, and your coming judgment. Will you be like those who shook their fist in God's face and were judged for their hate and disobedience, or will you be like the eight people who believed in God, and trusted him with their lives, and their eternal destiny. That choice is yours, just like it was the choice of a world that drowned rather than acknowledging God as ruler and savior. What choice will you make? Faith in Jesus the Savior, or judgment caused by your deliberate rebellion?”
