In Genesis 6, who are the "Sons of God" and who are the "Daughters of Men"? Did angels pro-create with humans?

Hello Alex

The short answer to your question is that the sons of GOD are angels, the daughters of men are human woman and yes they did procreate.

Have you ever heard the phrase “conflict of the ages”? Whether you have or have not your question is part of what that is about.

I. Background Thought
A. The revolt
From the very beginning satan has attempted to overthrow GOD (Isaiah 14:12-14)

12) How you have fallen from heaven,

O morning star, son of the dawn!

You have been cast down to the earth,

you who once laid low the nations!
13) You said in your heart,

"I will “ascend to heaven;

I will raise my throne

above the stars of God;

I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,

on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain
14) I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High

This at first led to the revolt in heaven where one third of all the angels decided that satan should take GOD’S place. (Revelation 12:4-7-9).

7) And there was war in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon,
and the dragon and his angels fought back.
8) But he was not strong enough,
and they lost their place in heaven.

B .Through man (Christ) GOD was to reconcile all things back to Himself

and through him to reconcile to himself all things,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross
----Colossians 1:20

C. Satan Thought that Adam was the redeemer
It is obvious that satan thought Adam was the redeemer. So what did he do? He motivated Adam to sin. In doing so he thought that he had destroyed GOD’S attempt at reconciliation because GOD’S (supposed redeemer, Adam) was now rendered useless due to sin.

As an aside I find it interesting to note that Jesus was called the last Adam.

So it is written:
"The first man Adam became a living being"
the last Adam, a life-giving spirit
1 Corinthians 15:45

What satan was attempting to do was to stop GOD’S redemptive work at its very earliest stage when it was not yet complicated. This was like closing the gate to the corral before the horse gets out.

As we both know satan lost this round but he did not give up. Genesis six is another attempt of satan to destroy the ability of GOD to work through the human race before the redemptive, sacrificial work could be accomplished.

II. Genesis Chapter Six
In the sixth chapter of Genesis we see satan trying to contaminate the whole human race by having the fallen angels procreate with them. Once contaminated no member of the human race would be able to be used by GOD to reconcile the world to Himself.

A. Sons of GOD
Who are the sons of GOD? Several places in the scripture clearly define who they are, none more clearly than Job.

Now there was a day when the sons of God
came to present themselves before the LORD,
and Satan also came among them
----Job 1:6 (NKJV)

The (NIV) translates “sons of GOD” as angels. What can be lost because it is not seen in the English translations is that in Genesis 6:2 and Job 1:6 the same exact Hebrew word is used. That word is Ben. So when you are talking about the sons of GOD in Genesis 6 and in Job 1. Whatever translation is used (NIV; NKJV) it is the same beings.

The sons of GOD are angels.

B. Daughters of Men
So who are the daughters of men? That is not too hard to figure out. Since the sons of GOD are clearly angels then the daughters of men would have to be human.

C. The Nephilim
The Nephilim were part angel part human beings. They were a pollution of the human race and if they had been allowed to live long enough would have most likely contaminated the human race completely.

D. Noah was “perfect in his generations” (Genesis 6:9)

This is the genealogy of Noah.
Noah was a just man,
perfect in his generations.
Noah walked with God.
----Genesis 6:9 (NKJV)

The (NIV) translates “This is the genealogy of Noah” (NKJV) as “This is the account of Noah.” I think the NKJV is more accurate. The context of the text makes clear what is meant by this term.

And what is that context?

The “generations” had to do with a genetically uncontaminated standing before GOD. This is something the contaminated ones could not do. Notice verse nine.

just (clean, lawful, and righteous)
perfect (without blemish, without spot, whole, complete, entire)

We see then that Noah was a person not just righteous in the way he lived but also uncontaminated genetically.

E. What about The Sons of Noah and the daughter in Laws?
Though they may not have been as righteous as Noah in behavior they were also perfect in their genetic composition. At this time the contamination of the whole hum,an race had not yet been completed.

If they had not been pure GOD could not have used them for replenishing the earth.

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I think we have adequately answered you question as to who exactly are the sons of GOD as well as the daughters of men and whether or not they procreated.

You asked a very good question.

Don
Proverbs 4:23

Is it ok to particapate in yoga? Also they meditate?

Confused!
Hi, this is Tony Isaacs. This is an interesting question. I have run into this question a lot because of my martial arts background. The answer is Yes, it's ok to participate in the physical side of yoga. This is great exercise. Stretching and proper breathing is one of the best possible ways to stay physically strong. The answer to the meditation side is No. This type of meditation deals with emptying yourself without clear direction or knowing what you should fill your mind with. It allows the possibility of the wrong things to come into your life. (World philosophies, spiritualism, demoniac influences, etc.)

1. We are encouraged never to turn our mind off:
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.." 2 Cor. 10:5

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Phil. 4:8

2. We are to fill ourselves as Christian with the Spirit of God:
"Instead, be filled with the Spirit." Ephesian 5:18

So enjoy your yoga, but when it comes to the meditation time of your workout, think higher!

Should I get married to someone only because we have a child? Even if I dont think he is the right one to marry??

Angela,

Thanks for the question. This is Tony Isaacs. I have personally counseled several people who have faced this situation. The short answer is no! Scripture does not directly answer this specific question, however it provides principles that guide us.

The person you marry is based upon your faith not circumstances. 2 Cor. 6:14 says, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"

If you make a mistake (sexual relationships out of marriage) it does not merit making another mistake to make it "right". The questions a person should be asking are, "Do I love this person?, Can I live without this person?, Is this person a Christian?, or more importantly, Is this person a growing Christian?"

Marriage is based on love and commitment, not obligation (peer pressure) or fear. In the "old days" people would call this a shotgun wedding because it was the "honorable" thing to do. But, unfortunately, for many it was another mistake.

I realize that it may be scary to face life as a single parent, but it's better than being in a lifelong marriage commitment with the wrong person. Whenever considering marriage to someone, you should do so prayerfully- even if he is a Christian. Let the Holy Spirit guide you.

Do all religions lead to God?

Hello John-

What you have asked is a very straight forward question. The answer is that:

all religions do not lead to GOD,

and more specifically other than Christianity none do.

I. What the New Testament says

a. Jesus said: (John 14:6)

" Jesus answered,

I am the way and the truth and the life.

No one comes to the Father
except through me."

Notice the various components of this text.

1. I am
We may over look the simplicity of this if we loose sight of the context. But the verses just preceding these were the ones where Jesus said, "I go and prepare a place for you." (heaven).

Following which Thomas said, "How can we know the way? ."

Thomas was asking for directions to that place. In essence Jesus said, in reply, there is only one way there and I am that solitary way.

Jesus' statement was very exclusionary.

2. the way, truth, life

"The" is a singular word not a plural. Thus way, truth and life (as regarding redemptive salvation as the contractual obligation to enter heaven) are totally limited to Christ.

3. no one

There is not one person that will enter any other way.

4. comes to the father

This defines the context of what Christ is talking about. Specifically we are talking about coming to the Father in a righteous standing via salvation by grace (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:5)

5. except through me

Redemption is through Christ by his own statement.

b. Acts 4:12

" Salvation is found in no one else,

for there is no other name under heaven
given to men by which

we must be saved."

This text reinforces the one in John. The last four words are worthy of further note. "We must be saved."

They reiterate what Jesus said to the Pharisee Nicodemus,

"In reply Jesus declared

I tell you the truth,

no one can see the Kingdom of GOD

unless he is born again...You must be born again."

---John 3:3 + 7b

C. Partial Conclusion
At this point we see that the New Testament states unequivocally that Jesus is the only way to GOD.

But if we are to be intellectually honest we have to ask ourselves, "How do we know the Bible is the one and only word of GOD? In fact how do we know the Bible is even true at all ?

So with that thought on the table let's see what GOD has to say.

II. Is the Bible the word of GOD and is it the only word of GOD?

This is the crux of the issue really. If the Bible is not verifiable truth than we cannot know with certainty what truth is at all.

A. satan vs. truth

Satan's attack started with an attack on the integrity of GOD'S word. The first attack came regarding GOD'S spoken word. Later it attacked GOD'S written word. Either way it is an attack on the trustworthiness of the word of GOD.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD had made.

He said to the woman,

Did GOD really say...

B. How we Know the Bible is GOD'S word
GOD did not leave us in the dark regarding the "provability" of the fact that the scriptures were written under the inspiration of GOD (2 Timothy 3:16).

He proved the inspiration of scripture through predictive prophesy. His challenge to all false religions was essentially this. Anyone can claim to be GOD, Anyone can claim to know who GOD is. But you are only blowing smoke if you can't prove it.

This challenge was found in (Isaiah 41:21-23; 42:8-9; 43:9b +11; 45:20-21; 46:9-10; 48:3-7 +14; )

"Tell us what the future holds

so that we may know

that ye are god's"
----Isaiah 41:23

No other religion has done this. The religion of the Bible is the only one.

But this leaves us with two possibilities. The Jewish faith or the Christian faith. Can we know which one? Yes we can!

Predictions proved the Old Testament true. But the New Testament was proved true as well via predictions. Thus the claim of the New Testament supersedes the exclusionary claim of the Jew to having the book of truth.

The Christian claims both books and the claim that the Messiah has come are validated by the myriad prophesies He fulfilled.

They number more than one hundred. The significance of the number of predictions is that according to the laws of probabilities the chances of that many predictions happening sequentially without one mistake is beyond billions, trillions, 100 billion trillions, 100 trillion trillions or any number.

In others words it is impossible to have that many predictions happen by chance. They can only happen if someone knows ahead of time what is going to happen.

In this case predictions are a great big neon arrow pointing directly to GOD and the Bible as HIS word and what the Bible says is therefore true truth.

III. Conclusion

We have seen from the testimony of scripture that only one religion leads to GOD and that truth is validated by the provable fact that the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) is a supernatural Book written by GOD.

The religion that leads to GOD is Christianity and no other!

Don
Psalm 119:105

Is it wrong of me to want money I donate to the church to go specifically towards ministries that I feel get easily over looked like...

Is it wrong of me to want money I donate to the church to go specifically towards ministries that I feel get easily over looked like Children & Youth or Pastor’s Retirement? Carmen

Hi Carmen,

I work with financial and business matters here at Christ Fellowship and would love to share with you on the topic of giving.

First, we must recognize that everything belongs to God (1 Chronicles 29:11-12) and that we are his stewards, or managers. Giving back serves as an external, material testimony of our attitude and willingness to trust Him.

Malachi 3:10 says, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

In the Old Testament the storehouse was a place where people would bring their offerings of grain and animals. Today, the church is the storehouse and when we obey Him and give our tithe to the church, God holds the leaders responsible for the distribution of the tithes. (Nehemiah 12:44-45, 13).

Your question concerning how you will give is called “designated” giving. Designated giving is given over and above the tithe and is encouraged for ongoing projects such as building programs or missions. Beyond that, we encourage people to give to the general fund so that the leaders can use it to fund the Vision God gives them.

For the believer, Stewardship extends even beyond life. When we give either in this life or when we pass away, we are dependant on the integrity and leading of those God makes responsible.

At Christ Fellowship, each Pastor and Director plans ahead and participates very closely in the budgeting process, submitting their plans for the year with a request for what they will need to fund their ministries. The Stewardship Committee reviews the big picture and presents the budget to the church for a vote on how much is needed and how the money will be spent each year.

Thank you for your commitment to trust God by giving back to him a portion of his blessings.

Deborah Sutton

What does the Bible say about tattoos and piercings?

Dear Katy,

Thank you for your question. This is Dean. Here are a few verses in the Bible that refer to tattoos and body piercings. Please keep in mind that they are treated separately for different reasons.

26 'You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying. 27 'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads, nor harm the edges of your beard. 28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. Lev 19:26-28

5 "But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,' 6 then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently. Ex 21:5-6

In today’s modern society, body piercings and tattoos are a fashion statement. Only they are not clothing which covers the body but rather modifications of the body. They can be viewed as cosmetic modification to the body such as: implants, plastic surgery and more.

Some of the questions that you may ask yourself are: What’s my reason for getting a tattoo? Are you trying to be like society? Do I want this image when I get older? What will others think (will I be unfairly judged)? Does your cosmetics honor the Lord in word and deed? Did Jesus have a tattoo and would he want a tattoo or body piercing?

Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. 1 Cor 3:16-17

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 1 Cor 6:19

Remember, the believer is to be a peacemaker (Mt 5:9). Will your cosmetically altered body offend others in a social setting and prevent you from glorifying the Lord, or will your body be a positive influence in bringing about peace in a situation where there was chaos and iniquity? In other words, will you glorify the Lord?

Okay. Let’s take a look at what God states. In reference to tattoos, Leviticus plainly states that you shall not have a tattoo. However, with that said, many scholars view this statement in context of the surrounding verses, which deal with sorcery, cults, mystery religions, idol worship, and acts of sacrifice to those false religions. Therefore, many believe that this statement about tattoos is another form of displaying allegiance to a particular cultic religion.

In reference to piercings, the Bible speaks of piercings the ears of slaves when agreeing to serve their owner permanently. So it is basically a display of ownership, like a wedding band on your finger.

Now, as we discussed above, both tattoos and piercings are forms of bodily decorations in today’s culture, and most times not usually tied into any type of cultic worship. As with any art form or fashion statement, what does the tattoo say or the piercings stand for? What is the reason for getting the tattoo/piercing?

Many believers today have tattoos or piercings before they came to know Jesus. Other believers today get tattoos as a fashion icon statement stating that they are a believer in Christ Jesus. This is a very powerful statement for the Lord.

On the flip side, many believe that we (as believers) should stay away from anything that is cultic or may be perceived as idol worship as stated in Leviticus. Therefore, one should abstain from tattoos, piercings, and modifying the body that the Lord has given to you.

This is a personal question that only you can answer? Now the final question: are these tattoos and piercings a pleasing aroma to the Lord and do these decorations that adorn your body glorify your Father in Heaven?

I hope that I have answered your question. Peace and Blessings to you in Christ Jesus. Dean.

On the new earth will our children be perfect?

Hi Gabby, Kinsey, Elle and Ana...


You guys are deep thinkers. Great question.


The new earth will occur after a series of events have already taken place. The Church will have been raptured, the Tribulation will be over and the battle of Armageddon will have been won. These things will happen and precede the new earth. With this chronology in mind, we know that a Christian (Christ follower) will be with Christ on the new earth.


So...you asked if "our kids" will be perfect on the new earth. There doesn't seem to be any evidence that believers that are alive now will be having children on the new earth. We will be in changed, glorified bodies.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. I Corinthians 15:52

But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 2 Peter 3:13

However, Wayne Grudem makes some good observations about what we will be doing on the new earth which includes a variety of physical activity.

"In the new heavens and new earth, there will be a place and activities for our resurrection bodies, which will never grow old or become weak or ill. Therefore we can expect that in the new heavens and new earth there will be a fully perfect earth that is once again "very good." And we can expect that we will have physical bodies that will once again be "very good" in God’s sight, and that will function to fulfill the purposes for which he originally placed man on the earth. "

"While we may have some uncertainty about the understanding of certain details, it does not seem inconsistent with this picture to say that we will eat and drink in the new heavens and new earth, and carry on other physical activities as well. Music certainly is prominent in the descriptions of heaven in Revelation, and we might imagine that both musical and artistic activities would be done to the glory of God" Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

What does all of this mean? The Bible is silent on whether or not we will be having children during this time. There are probably some guesses that go both ways, but truthfully, we don't know. What we do know is that we'll be awestruck by God and his Holiness. We'll be in the presence of Jesus. We'll be in different, glorified bodies with no pain or sorrow.

Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. Psalm 145:3

Pastor Jeff