Why did God destroy the antediluvian world?

Answer

"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth. . . . And the Lord said, I will destroy man
whom I have created from the face of the earth." Gen. 6: 5-7.

18. When asked by the rich young man the conditions of eternal life, to what did Jesus direct his attention?
What exhortation is based upon Christ's love for us?
How did the people respond to the preaching of John?
Why cannot the world receive Him?
How did persecution affect the preaching of the gospel?
In making this home, what besides man was needed?
According to the New Testament, what day immediately precedes the first day of the week?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle