Gen 4:3-8
3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.
4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."
8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
NKJV
We see that ABEL used a sacrificial animal’s blood as an offering to God as he was told to do. ABEL did not offer the works of his hands. It was God who brought about the life of the animal. But CAIN thought that God would accept the work of his hands instead, which God did not ask for.
Today it is the same. God gave His Son as a blood sacrifice and God expects man to believe it. But religious man, like Cain, wants God to accept his works instead. WHY???
The answer is PRIDE. With Cain his pride drove him to kill his brother.
3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.
4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."
8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
NKJV
We see that ABEL used a sacrificial animal’s blood as an offering to God as he was told to do. ABEL did not offer the works of his hands. It was God who brought about the life of the animal. But CAIN thought that God would accept the work of his hands instead, which God did not ask for.
Today it is the same. God gave His Son as a blood sacrifice and God expects man to believe it. But religious man, like Cain, wants God to accept his works instead. WHY???
The answer is PRIDE. With Cain his pride drove him to kill his brother.