Godly Sacrifice
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ILLUST - CAIN’s WIFE- the most talked about wife in history - So where’d she come from?
ILLUST - CAIN’s WIFE- the most talked about wife in history - So where’d she come from?
Clarence Darrow questions William Jennings Bryan - Scopes Trial (1925)
Clarence Darrow questions William Jennings Bryan - Scopes Trial (1925)
Tennessee had law, no teaching evolution in schools, Scopes was accused of doing so
Jennings vowed to “prove” the Bible
Q—Did you ever discover where Cain got his wife?
A—No, sir; I leave the agnostics to hunt for her.
Q—You have never found out?
A—I have never tried to find.
Q—You have never tried to find?
A—No.
Q—The Bible says he got one doesn’t it? Were there other people on the earth at that time?
A—I cannot say.
Q—You cannot say. Did that ever enter your consideration?
A—Never bothered me.
Q—There were no others recorded, but Cain got a wife.
A—That is what the Bible says.
Q—Where she came from you do not know.
And still today, Christians cannot defend the Bible
First - some “Teachy”
First - some “Teachy”
Jesus refers to this account - Matthew 23 - an actual account
Cain’s Wife
Cain’s Wife
One of his sisters, or possibly a niece - NOT incest, gene pool amazingly good
Lev. 18-20 forbids close relations marrying - genetic mutations too great by then, 2500 years later (1446 B.C.) - same reason we have similar laws today
Adam and Eve had other sons and daughters (Gen. 5) (Rabbinical sources estimate 23-50)
Taking Bible at its Word, no evolution or lots of other people around
Land of Nod
Land of Nod
Took his wife with him, he did NOT go somewhere and find other people
REM- no evolution, no death before sin, no slowly evolving people
Focus on civilization-building, technology, arts
Now - some “Preachy”
Now - some “Preachy”
1 - Trust in the Lord is shown by our actions - Attitude and Action
1 - Trust in the Lord is shown by our actions - Attitude and Action
Abel vs. Cain
Abel vs. Cain
Abel - herdsman
Cain - farmer
Abel - “firstlings” of his flock, plus fat portions
Cain - an offering of the fruit of ground
Why the issue with Cain’s offering?
Not blood/animal? -Maybe - but...Adam, too, was a farmer
Quality of the sacrifice - maybe, but not told specifically
Attitude behind the sacrifice - also possible
True sacrifice - giving, of our best, not seeking what’s in it for us
Options:
Give/sacrifice- begrudgingly - skip it, God doesn’t want it
Think about giving, wanting to, but not doing it - insincerity
Sacrifice when easy or convenient, not really costing anything - NOPE
Giving sacrificially, generously, cheerfully - PLEASES GOD
Yes, God can be pleased! He can be pleased by the actions that follow our attitude
One who trusts in the Lord? It shows - a life of sacrifice for the LORD
2 - Worldy Sorrow vs Biblical Repentance
2 - Worldy Sorrow vs Biblical Repentance
SUMMARY - much seen by attitude after the offering
Cain has opportunity to repent
Worldly sorrow vs Biblical repentance
For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Cain has concerns for himself, didn’t think about his brother
God warns Cain - some time passes, and Cain diabolically plots and kills Abel
This is not spur-of-the-moment
Cain had a choice
3 - Marked by God
3 - Marked by God
Cain’s mark
Scientific American, 2021 article- denial of evolution is white supremacy, since this mark made Cain “black”
Visible, literal, showed people they’d have to deal with God if they harmed him
Who are these people Cain fears? Relatives of Abel who loved him.
An act of mercy from God
Mercy not appreciated, not truly accepted
The result? Look at the offspring - by Lamech, a polygamist, he feels invincible, due to advancement in technology, weaponry, power, strength- he’s killed a man, and feels Cain’s act was minimal compared to his
Believer’s mark
Indwelling of the Holy Spirit- that’s how you know you are saved
Faith- it’s what saves you
Faith - it’s what drives you
Doing the right thing, gets really, really tiresome
It wore Jesus out to the point of death on the cross
Seth is born
Offspring - Enosh
Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord - WORSHIP
Cain’s offspring - made good lives for themselves
progressively more and more immoral, bent to evil
Seth’s offspring- focused on lives lived for the Lord
CHALLENGE
Satan wants to ruin your life, the family, the church
Sin crouches at the door today, too
If you have trusted Jesus as your Savior, God has marked you, for HIM
You are marked for protection, forever, spiritually
All God wants in return?
Demonstrate that trust in Him
Step 1- trust Him
Step 2- show Him, live your life, sacrificially
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.