Humankind's State
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:58 pm
Genesis 4:4-5
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Abel held the needed blood Covenant and found respect from God.
The Blood Covenant equates to simple belief in Jesus Christ today, which = God viewing one as Holy and blameless - Ephesians 1:4.
Cain on the other hand tried to find merit from God by an effort apart from the blood Covenant, which would equate to someone today trying to be seen as Holy and blameless by God by DOING something.
But apart from Christ, it's a fail, and they are already condemned - John 3:19.
As Genesis 4 continues on, we see how people of today are sadly on Cain's path of anguish and failure - and they have the same heart of murder that Cain had.
1 John 3:15.
Give it a look.
v.10 - resentment
v.11 - in curses
v.12 - labor in futility
v.13 - regret
v.14 - anxiety
The solution.
Also look.
Genesis 3:15
1 John 3:8
John 1:12
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Abel held the needed blood Covenant and found respect from God.
The Blood Covenant equates to simple belief in Jesus Christ today, which = God viewing one as Holy and blameless - Ephesians 1:4.
Cain on the other hand tried to find merit from God by an effort apart from the blood Covenant, which would equate to someone today trying to be seen as Holy and blameless by God by DOING something.
But apart from Christ, it's a fail, and they are already condemned - John 3:19.
As Genesis 4 continues on, we see how people of today are sadly on Cain's path of anguish and failure - and they have the same heart of murder that Cain had.
1 John 3:15.
Give it a look.
v.10 - resentment
v.11 - in curses
v.12 - labor in futility
v.13 - regret
v.14 - anxiety
The solution.
Also look.
Genesis 3:15
1 John 3:8
John 1:12