Transcript The Sins Of Cain

Genesis 4:1-15
Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore
Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD."
2Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel
was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain
brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD.
4Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their
fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering, 5but He
did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very
angry, and his countenance fell. 6So the LORD said to Cain,
"Why are you angry? And why has your countenance
fallen? 7"If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if
you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for
you, but you should rule over it." 8Now Cain talked with
Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in
the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother
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and killed him. 9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is
Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my
brother's keeper?" 10And He said, "What have you done?
The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from
the ground. 11"So now you are cursed from the earth,
which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's
blood from your hand. 12"When you till the ground, it
shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a
vagabond you shall be on the earth." 13And Cain said to
the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear!
14Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of
the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a
fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen
that anyone who finds me will kill me." 15And the LORD
said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance
shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a
mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. 2
The Sins Of Cain
“History is the torch that is meant
to illuminate the past to guard us
against the repetition of our
mistakes of other days”
(Clause G. Bowers, in the introduction to
F. Jay Taylor, ‘The United States and
the Spanish Civil War’, 1956)
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The Bible presents history in much
this same way. The Old
Testament, gives us a record of the
people and places from creation
that we might see the things done
and not repeat the mistakes of
others (1 Cor. 10:1-11).
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written, "The people sat down to eat and drink,
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One of those that is found in the Old
Testament that we can learn many
lessons from, of course, is Cain. If we
look closely at the sins of Cain, which
seem to have started with his attitude
toward worshipping God (Gen. 4:3-15),
perhaps we will not repeat his
mistakes.
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Did Not Offer A Proper
Sacrifice
– Cain understood and felt a need for
worship
Men have always been worshippers of
something
Cain brought a sacrifice in worship of
God - fruit of ground
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Did Not Offer A Proper
Sacrifice
– Cain's worship was rejected - Gen
4:3-5
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The Sins Of Cain
And in the process of time it came to pass that
Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the
ground to the LORD. 4Abel also brought of the
firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the
LORD respected Abel and his offering, 5but He
did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain
was very angry, and his countenance fell.
Gen 4:3-5
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Did Not Offer A Proper
Sacrifice
– Cain's worship was rejected - Gen
4:3-5
Cain was proud of his offering
– When it was rejected
– Countenance fell and became angry
Notice what God said to him - Gen 4:6-7
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So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you
angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7"If you do well, will you not be accepted? And
if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And
its desire is for you, but you should rule over
it."
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain
Offer
A Proper
not as Did
Cain Not
who was
of the
wicked one and
murdered his brother. And why did he murder
Sacrifice
him? Because his works were evil and his
–
Why
was
his
worship
rejected?
brother's righteous.
1 Jn 3:12
Did not offer type of sacrifice God
demanded - Heb 11:4
Cain's
spoken
as being
evil By faith
Abel worship
offered to
God a of
more
excellent
1 Jn
3:12
sacrifice
than
Cain, through which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying of
his gifts; and through it he being dead still
speaks.
Heb 11:4
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Cain Did Not Offer A Proper Sacrifice
– How
can draw
we know
worship?
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people
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and do
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far from
Me. 9And
in vain they
worship
Me, by
Adding
or neglecting
is not
worshipping
Teaching
as- doctrines
faith
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men. Every act of worship must adhereMatt
15:8-9
to God's
Word...or it's evil - Jn 4:24
Attitude and action are both involved - Matt
“God is Spirit, and those who worship
15:8-9 So then faith comes by hearing,
Him must worship in spirit and truth”
and hearing by the word ofJn
God.
4:24
Rom 10:1713
The Sins Of Cain
Cain Committed Murder
– One sin leads to another
True if first sin is not repented of and
forgiven
Cain had a chance to be forgiven - Gen
4:6-7
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The Sins Of Cain
So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you
angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And
if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And
its desire is for you, but you should rule over
it.“
Gen 4:6-7
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Committed Murder
– One sin leads to another
True if first sin is not repented of and
forgiven
Cain had a chance to be forgiven - Gen
4:6-7
God was willing, but Cain was not
willing to accept it
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Cain Committed Murder
– Cain's anger developed because of
envy (why angry with Abel?) - 1 Jn
Now3:12
Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it
Cain
was
envious
accepted
came to
pass,
when
they that
wereGod
in the
field, that
Abel's
offering.Abel his brother and
Cain
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Committed Murder
– Holding envy, resentment, jealousy in
heart is dangerous if you want to go
to heaven
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– Cain told God, “I don’t know” – Gen
4:9
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel
your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I
my brother's keeper?“
Gen 4:9
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– Cain, nor anyone else, can get away
with lying to God
Adam tried blamed Eve when he sinned,
although he was fully responsible - Gen
3:12
Then the man said, "The woman whom You
gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree,
and I ate.“
Gen 3:12
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– Cain, nor anyone else, can get away
with lying to God
Adam tried blamed Eve when he sinned,
although he was fully responsible - Gen
3:12
Eve blamed the devil - Gen 3:13
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What
is this you have done?" The woman said, "The
serpent deceived me, and I ate.“
Gen 3:13
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– Cain, nor anyone else, can get away
with lying to God
Adam tried blamed Eve when he sinned,
although he was fully responsible - Gen
3:12
Eve blamed the devil - Gen 3:13
Ananias and Sappira lied to God - Act
5:1-11
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– Cain, nor anyone else, can get away
with lying to God
Adam tried blamed Eve when he sinned,
although he was fully responsible - Gen
3:12
Eve blamed the devil - Gen 3:13
Ananias and Sappira lied to God - Act 5:111
King Saul tried to side step his
responsibility to obey God and was
punished - 1 Sam 13:9-14
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The Sins Of Cain
Cain Lied To God
– We, follow Cain when we try to lie to
God
Claim to give as He prospered us, but
actually give leftovers
Claim to be His children, yet live by world's
standards
When we pray, "I'll do better", but go on the
same old way
When we sing "All to Jesus I surrender",
but keep some for self. "All of self...none of
Thee"
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Cain Lied To God
– No one escapes God's wrath for liars
- Rev 21:8
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,
idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in
the lake which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.
Rev 21:8
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Cain Was Guilty Of Unconcern
–“Am I my brother's keeper?” Gen 4:9
So wrapped up in his own concern, he
felt no obligations toward his brother
No love, no compassion, no
interest...only hate and revenge
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Cain Was Guilty Of Unconcern
– As Christians, we have a
responsibility towards others - Matt.
25:34-46
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Cain Was Guilty Of Unconcern
– As Christians, we have a responsibility
towards others - Matt. 25:34-46
Must be concerned about their souls - Matt
Do not 28:19-20
lie to one another, since you have put
off the We
old cannot
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his
deeds,
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3:9
live
our
lives
to
ourselves
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Rom. 14:7
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
God expects us to be our brother's
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
keeper...be concerned about Him - Col 3:820teaching
them to observe all things that I
9,
12-22
For none of us lives to himself, and no one
have commanded you; and lo, I am with you
dies to himself.
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always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
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Matt 28:19-20
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19Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter
as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
20Children, obey your parents in all
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them.
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things,
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to
the
flesh,
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all
not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in
wisdom, teaching and admonishing one
sincerity of heart, fearing God.
Col 3:12-22
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