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1 | Cain's offering | Gen 4:5 | Sbate08 | 233295 | ||
Why wasn't God pleased with Cain's offering? | ||||||
2 | Cain's offering | Gen 4:5 | Beja | 233301 | ||
Sbate08, I agree with what Ed has said to you in that the fundamental difference of why God accepted Abel's offering was a matter of faith. However, I would go a step further and say that what they brought to offer to God did have to do with it as well. When I consider this question the assumption I bring with me to the text is that faith is not some vague feeling towards God, but rather faith is a believing response to what God has already spoken. From this it is my thinking that God had infact told them previously what sacrifice would be acceptable to Him. Cain presumptuosly brought a sacrifice that he saw fit, thinking the works of his hands ought to be acceptable to God. Abel took God at his word (faith) and brought the previously commanded blood sacrifice. So faith was the difference, but the faith was a response to the word of God, not just a belief of God seperate to the sacrifice. Now that said, I admit that I am speculating here. I would not press this as dogma because we most certainly are not told explicitly here beyond that "faith" was the difference. However, I offer to you my own opinion on the question along with what train of thought brought me there. In Christ, Beja |
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3 | Cain's offering | Gen 4:5 | DocTrinsograce | 233303 | ||
Amen, pastor! | ||||||