Abel placed his trust in God and in the merits of the promised Savior of the world.
Cain did not place his trust in God and in the merits of the promised Savior.
The promised Savior is the one who “was to crush the head of the serpent (Satan)” (Genesis 3:15). This took place at the cross, when Satan was exposed, he, the father of lies, a murderer…[Read more]

@Berean,

Was it shame or not knowing the information in my previous post that you wouldn’t or couldn’t tell me what is taught by your faith? I can tell you I was NEVER taught this in my 40 years. AND why do I have to go learn your faith to find out anything from it…it seems like one is ashamed of what they believe or are not as strong in the…[Read more]

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. 👉And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
👉But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his…[Read more]

@Berean,

Chapter 6—Cain and Abel and Their Offerings

Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam, were very unlike in character. Abel feared God. Cain cherished rebellious feelings and murmured against God because of the curse pronounced upon Adam and because the ground was cursed for his sin. These brothers had been instructed in regard to the provision m…

[Read more]

@Berean,

It can’t be the same; there was no precedence to give G-d an offering; G-d never established the idea, Cain did and Abel followed his example. This wasn’t a “sin” sacrifice as the word “sin” is first mentioned in verse 7 where G-d tells Cain he has the power and must ruler over it. The only thing that can be established is that it was an…[Read more]

The question isn’t about “sacrifices and offerings” (the Church knows perfectly well how to misuse them); the question is:

What is the meaning and purpose of Cain and Abel’s offering to God?

That’s YOUR original question!!!

me
It comes down to the same thing. It’s the same subject.

@Berean,

Are you having an issue with understanding what I wrote or are you NOT reading what I wrote OR did you forget what you asked originally? The question isn’t about “sacrifices and offerings” (church has got a handle of twisting that without any problem); the question is:
What’s the meaning and the why of Cain and Abel’s offering to G-d…[Read more]

You can’t find anything on the internet?

I don’t believe you.

Besides, a Christian church that doesn’t have any ideas about sacrifices and offerings doesn’t exist, or it’s not a Christian church.

@Berean,

WOW!!!!! You won’t or you can’t!

Besides the question isn’t  about “sacrifices and offerings.” The question you posed what was the meaning and the why of the offerings done by Cain and Abel to G-d. And I have no idea “why” they did an offering or the “meaning” behind it! Can’t find an answer to these question doing a search on the…[Read more]

I won’t explain the subject of sacrifices and offerings to you, you already know about it, you simply NEED to believe in it, to delve deeper.

@Berean,

Just noticed, you origianlly asked why were these offerings made and what did they mean and then you move on to which one was more acceptable; which is it?

Why were the offerings made?

What did the offerings mean?

Why was one more acceptable than the other?

@Berean,

Why not just answer the question, why dodge and evade by answering a question with a question?

Just answer the question!

What did you understand before abandoning what you believed to be true?

@Berean,

And why was the one accepted and the other rejected; you still aren’t explaining anything…now that’s truly sad!

I keep asking and you keep deflecting; give me your understanding. I can’t refuse something if it hasn’t been presented. This isn’t complicated!

If you refuse to try to understand the two offerings (to Cain and Abel), one of which was accepted by God, that’s truly sad.

Yes, God abhors offerings made without enlightened faith and a sincere heart.This doesn’t prove that He doesn’t approve of those made according to God’s will.

@Berean,

I’m not convinced you really want to know anything about sacrifices and offerings.

Is that because you can’t explain them? I called myself “christian” for 40 years before walking away and I know what “christianity” taught about sacrifices and offerings. Since you won’t explain what you believe, here is what G-d said.

Why do you think h…[Read more]

I’m not convinced you really want to know anything about sacrifices and offerings.

If you did, I think you would have done it a long time ago.

@Berean,

I’ve asked you to explain what I don’t understand and you remain silent. You’re confirming you haven’t an idea of why you believe what you believe; you just believe. Apparently so should everyone else and heaven forbid anyone question what you believe, because you can’t explain it anyways.

By the way, the verse you quote from Jeremiah,…[Read more]

I think it’s you who doesn’t understand things, and you’ve been on the wrong track since the very first chapters of Genesis.

“Stand at the crossroads and look, and inquire of the ancient paths, where is the good way; and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16).