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Chapter 6 Verse 17 Of Genesis
God only has a certain amount of grace before judgement day.In Genesis chapter 6 verse 17 the flood happens and the only humans and animals that are left are ones on the Ark because God felt that the world needed to restart.Just like in Genesis 19 the city of Sodom was destroyed he told Lot’s family to not look back but Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.Because we sin we must ask God for our forgivness to help us get closer to him. There are many stories about God’s Judgement. We must attempt to follow God and he knows that we sin so that is why we ask for forgiveness from him.
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