“You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5).Ĭain gave back to God what he deemed adequate.
Question #2) Are we offering the right sacrifices? Otherwise, we allow the bitter root to grow into sin and become murderers in our hearts. When the Holy Spirit sends us that gentle nudge about envy or jealousy in our hearts, we have the same opportunity that was afforded to Cain…repent! By admitting our weakness in the flesh we can be forgiven and restored to right relationship with God. Do we harbor jealousy and envy towards our brothers and sisters in Christ who are honored for their righteous service and gifts to the Lord? The sin of jealousy can wind itself around our hearts and minds with such deception that we may not even recognize it right away. Cain was jealous of Abel because of God’s favor on him. It’s easy for us to judge Cain without taking a look at our own sinful hearts. “Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him” (1 John 3:15). (You can read the Biblical account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4) What can we learn from this Bible story for our lives today? Question #1) Are we better than Cain?
The legacy of Cain led to the destruction of the entire world with the flood. His descendants were prosperous, worldly, and without God. As a result Cain left the presence of God, started a family, and built a city.
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The Lord God, being full of mercy and grace, put a mark on Cain to keep people from killing him. Cain’s response lacked remorse for his dead brother, but rather that his punishment was too severe and that he would be killed in revenge. God responded quickly with the pronouncement of his punishment: Cain would be driven from his people, no longer able to farm the land and he would be a wanderer. Cain (being a child of sin and the devil) lied and countered the all-knowing God with the infamous question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”Ĭain’s response lacked remorse for his dead brother, but rather that his punishment was too severe and that he would be killed in revenge. In a premeditated manner, Cain invited Abel out to the fields where he murdered him! Later God approached Cain about the whereabouts of Abel just as He did with Adam and Eve with their sin. Instead he took out his anger on his righteous brother, Abel. Cain was also warned that if he refused to do the right thing-sin was ready to consume him.Ĭain disregarded God’s admonition and warning. This rejection made Cain angry and God admonished Cain to do the right thing and his sacrifice would be accepted. God favored Abel’s sacrifice, but He didn’t extend that same grace to Cain. When it was time to offer sacrifices to God, Cain brought fruit from the ground and Abel brought the fat portions from some of the firstborn. The next son was Abel who was a shepherd. The first son was Cain and he was a farmer. Sometime after Adam and Eve sinned against God and were forced out of the Garden of Eden, they began to have children. The other son, Cain, demonstrated his faith in works leading to his sinful demise. One son demonstrated his faith and was received from God. For the first two sons of Adam and Eve, their actions spoke of their level of faith in God. It’s often said that our actions speak louder than words.
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