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WHY DID CAIN KILL ABEL?
OCT 28
Genesis 4:1-10
Memorise 1 John 3:12 "Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous"
WHY DID CAIN KILL ABEL?
Although Cain did not seem to care too much for honouring God in giving the right offerings, it seemed that he was very much affected by God’s opinion of him. When it was made known to him that God did not care for his offerings, he was "very wroth, and his countenance fell". Yet he refused to repent, but decided then to take matters into his own hands.
The pain of God’s rejection had been gnawing at his pride. He could not accept the fact that Abel’s sacrifice was accepted by God, whilst his was not. He rejected God’s counsel to "do well", but allowed sin to dominate his heart and actions. When Cain realized that he could not do anything directly to hurt God, his anger grew into a hatred that manifested in spiteful envy against his brother. Every time he thought of Abel, he was reminded of the whole incident, and it brought him much grief. Finally, in a fit of murderous rage, he rose up and slew his brother while they were alone out in the field. Even after this heinous crime, Cain remained unrepentant and indignant, replying to God’s queries about Abel with the angry retort: "am I my brother’s keeper?" How sad it was, that the relationship between this very first pair of siblings would end in such a manner. Truly this shows us the terrible effects of sin, that Cain would descend into such a state of depravity. Just a few short years after God declared all of creation as perfect and "very good", man had already learnt deceit, envy, hatred and murder.
Through this whole incident we realize that Cain was never a true believer and worshipper of God. He may have been going through the motion of worship, and even be communicating directly to God, but he never had any love and desire for God. He cared only about himself, of his desires, and how he felt. 1 John 3:11-12 teaches us to love one another, and warns us not to be as Cain – a negative example who did not know how to love. Instead, the Bible tells us that he was of the wicked one, Satan! He acted according to the wickedness of the devil, and not the love of God. His own works were all evil, whilst Abel’s were righteous. He was never the child of God, but a child of the devil (1 John 3:10). As such, he never cared about God’s Word and about obeying His law. Dear teen, is this a description of you?
Thought: Am I a child of God, or a child of the devil?
Prayer: Lord, may You help me to truly love one another, and never fall into the sin of hatred and anger as Cain did.
Posted in Teens RPG
Genesis 4:1-10
Memorise 1 John 3:12 "Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous"
WHY DID CAIN KILL ABEL?
Although Cain did not seem to care too much for honouring God in giving the right offerings, it seemed that he was very much affected by God’s opinion of him. When it was made known to him that God did not care for his offerings, he was "very wroth, and his countenance fell". Yet he refused to repent, but decided then to take matters into his own hands.
The pain of God’s rejection had been gnawing at his pride. He could not accept the fact that Abel’s sacrifice was accepted by God, whilst his was not. He rejected God’s counsel to "do well", but allowed sin to dominate his heart and actions. When Cain realized that he could not do anything directly to hurt God, his anger grew into a hatred that manifested in spiteful envy against his brother. Every time he thought of Abel, he was reminded of the whole incident, and it brought him much grief. Finally, in a fit of murderous rage, he rose up and slew his brother while they were alone out in the field. Even after this heinous crime, Cain remained unrepentant and indignant, replying to God’s queries about Abel with the angry retort: "am I my brother’s keeper?" How sad it was, that the relationship between this very first pair of siblings would end in such a manner. Truly this shows us the terrible effects of sin, that Cain would descend into such a state of depravity. Just a few short years after God declared all of creation as perfect and "very good", man had already learnt deceit, envy, hatred and murder.
Through this whole incident we realize that Cain was never a true believer and worshipper of God. He may have been going through the motion of worship, and even be communicating directly to God, but he never had any love and desire for God. He cared only about himself, of his desires, and how he felt. 1 John 3:11-12 teaches us to love one another, and warns us not to be as Cain – a negative example who did not know how to love. Instead, the Bible tells us that he was of the wicked one, Satan! He acted according to the wickedness of the devil, and not the love of God. His own works were all evil, whilst Abel’s were righteous. He was never the child of God, but a child of the devil (1 John 3:10). As such, he never cared about God’s Word and about obeying His law. Dear teen, is this a description of you?
Thought: Am I a child of God, or a child of the devil?
Prayer: Lord, may You help me to truly love one another, and never fall into the sin of hatred and anger as Cain did.
Posted in Teens RPG