Scripture: Hebrews 11verses1-6
Scripture in brief:
By faith Abel still spaks even though he is dead
Cain do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door
Scripture Teaching:
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith Abel was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offering act. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did, for what reason? Is it because animal is better than plant? Fat is better than fruit and seed? First born is better than the others? Though these may be the reasons, but God did not teach Abel & Cain in advance, why was the uninformed punished? Furthermore, Cain was a farmer, he offered his own harvest to God as thanksgiving, what’s wrong with it? Cain & Abel were the first two sons of the first man & woman personally created by God, they were also the earliest offspring given birth in human race. But what recorded in the Bible concerning these two sons, was an event of hatred, killing and bloodshed, why?
Adam & Eve did not obey the command of God, disobeyed or un-believed, leading to the occupation of sin in all human beings, and the whole world. Making use of this man-slaughtering event of Abel & Cain, God inform the whole human race the phenomenon of being in sin, i.e. killing, bloodshed and death, unless human beings act what is pleasing to God, especially acting out of faith. If you (Cain) do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door. No one can avoid. The origin of sin is serpent satan, its acts are deception, killings and destruction, making lives of human beings full of sufferings and death. There is no way out, except putting faith in God and do what pleasing Him.
If Cain did what is right, will he not be accepted by God? Get rid of the cursing of sin, receive blessings instead. If human beings put their faith in God and do what pleasing Him, life will be full of blessings, less problems, even overcome death. Though he is dead, Abel (his spirit?) still speaks.