And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. (Gen 4:11-15)
GOD must punish sIn, and in this instance He does so rather immediately. GOD knew what Cain had done, gave him the opportunity to confess, repent, and forsake his sIn, but Cain was unrepentant and unbelieving and so did not and was rejected and cast out. Cain then complained about his punishment, he feared his brothers and sisters more than he feared GOD. We don't know what kind of mark GOD marked Cain with, but whatever writing was used, the rest of humanity understood it to mean leave him alone.
GOD will punish all those who never receive Jesus Christ by faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, who are not forgiven and cleansed by His blood in repentance and surrender to Him on His terms. He is long-suffering and waiting for all who will come to Him to believe and be saved, but there will come a day when there will be no more opportunity for anyone to confess their sIn to GOD and turn from their sIn and put their trust in Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD who came as a man and took our place on that cruel Roman cross to pay our sIn debt.
That is the message of Hope and grace which we must tell all those whom we meet. As we go, we are to minister to the hurting, disciple one another, and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all so that they might hear and believe, and believing have life in His Name.
For GOD is not wiling that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. He offers you the choice of faith in Him for forgiveness by surrendering to Him on His terms, or cast out from His presence like Cain because you are already judged guilty. Put your trust in His Salvation and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. The choice is yours.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
GOD will punish all those who never receive Jesus Christ by faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, who are not forgiven and cleansed by His blood in repentance and surrender to Him on His terms. He is long-suffering and waiting for all who will come to Him to believe and be saved, but there will come a day when there will be no more opportunity for anyone to confess their sIn to GOD and turn from their sIn and put their trust in Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD who came as a man and took our place on that cruel Roman cross to pay our sIn debt.
That is the message of Hope and grace which we must tell all those whom we meet. As we go, we are to minister to the hurting, disciple one another, and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all so that they might hear and believe, and believing have life in His Name.
For GOD is not wiling that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. He offers you the choice of faith in Him for forgiveness by surrendering to Him on His terms, or cast out from His presence like Cain because you are already judged guilty. Put your trust in His Salvation and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. The choice is yours.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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