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1 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | kang | 149896 | ||
hi.the reason that God was unhappy with Cains offering ...in fact God didn't accept Cains offering. because offering is the way of redemption ..so in order to get redemption man have to follow God's way. it is a scapegoat. scapegoat is a sign of Jesus. we only can get salvation,redemption through Jesus not another name. but Cains took a wrong way it is fruit.. so he couldn't please God i think it is alos same to us.. when we go to worship we have to take Jesus's name in order to please GOD. God bless you.. |
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2 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Robert Nicholson | 149907 | ||
I believe that God did not accept Cain's offering because it represented the work of his hands in contrast to Abels sacrifice of a lamb which was accepted by God. The principle of redemption by blood is seen in picture form when God clothed Adam and Eve with skins. Abel's sacrifice like all of the Old Testament sacrifices pointed forward to the Lamb of God which John pointed out "Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." "Not of Works lest any should boast" ( Eph.2:9) We are "accepted in the beloved" the moment we rest in the finished work of Christ on the cross for our salvation. Praise his name. Robert Nicholson |
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3 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149923 | ||
Robert, I think if you look at the rejection of Cain’s offering in the light that it did not measure up to Abel’s, then, you would have to admit God showed favoritism, which he doesn’t. Abel gave from what he had. Cain gave from what he had. One was no better than the other. So long as what is being offered is the best of what you have and it is offered with a pure heart, it is pleasing to God. Now, one can still offer the best to God, but not offer it in sincerity, then, it is no longer pleasing to God. Judging by Cain’s reactions after the fact, it is pretty straightforward to deduce that his actions and heart weren’t in the proper place prior to the offering. Therefore, God rejected it. Matthew 5:23-24 23"Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. I think it was a matter of not having his heart in the right place, not necessarily what he was offering. Keep in mind; God did not reject Cain, just what he offered. Cain was a farmer, he offered from his harvest. Maybe, just maybe, he didn’t have a choice lamb to offer. Do you really think God would hold that against him? WOS |
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4 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Robert Nicholson | 149967 | ||
Hi WOS: I realize that in Genesis we are not clear on the instruction that Cain and Abel had from the Lord or their parents. However, we must remember that by Adam's sin all were made sinners (Rom 5:12) As sinners there is nothing which we or they can offer to God which will be acceptable. That is why we need a Savior. I do not believe that God showed favoritism, but rather accepted the excellent sacrifice the offering of an innocent lamb. In Abel's sacrifice we see the truth of subsitution, the lamb died and in doing so aquire Abel's acceptance with God. Their acceptance with God was directly related to the sacrifice. Christ is the fulfilment of these Old Testament types. He is the one who knew no sin, but was made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him. Today the person who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ is covered with his righteousness and as such we are accepted by God in him. In light of Eternity we will never have anything of our own to offer God, We can only plead the precious blood of Christ the Lamb of God. We must remember that the Lord gave Cain opportunity to offer a sin offering, but he refused and allowed himself to be taken over by anger and eventually became the first murderer. I have to stop for now since I am on a time controlled computer. May God bless you Robert |
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5 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150084 | ||
Robert, the Scripture quoted below would indicate it was in fact Cain’s actions, his attitude, that caused God to reject his offering. The verse from Hebrews states it all: Abel’s sacrifice was better because of his faith. Not because of what it was. His heart was right with God and Cain's was not. 1 John 3:11This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous. 1 John 3:19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. WOS |
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