The mark of Sin

Yes, we as human are born in this world as sinners, short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Could you imagine? If we were tagged with the word sinner on our bodies, for all to see; so, whoever sees you, could say, you have not repented of your sins. Thank God for the mercies God that he gave us Jesus Christ to forgive us for our sins. Jesus Christ gave us the choice, to choose the life we want. It is up to us rather to live or to die? We live in this present world as flesh and blood, but the new life is spiritual as true Christian for Christ we must crucifer that old man tagged with sin and walk in the newness of life for the Lord. (Romans 6:4) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Let’s talk about the story of Cain, and Abel in the book of Genesis in the 4^th chapter verse 1-15.  1: And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2: And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3: And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4: 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:

 Verse 4:4  Hebrew 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

5: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6: And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7: If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8: And 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 slew him.

Verse 4:8  Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

I John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

9: And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10: And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11: And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12: 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.
13: And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14: 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.

Verse 4:14 Psalms  51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Number 35:19,21,27,33 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

21: Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
27: And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
33: So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

15: 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.

Satan’s Plan   Doubt          Makes you question God’s Word and his goodness

              Discouragement      Makes you look at your problems rather than at God

Diversion   makes the wrong things seem attractive so that you will want them more than the right things

               Defeat                    Makes you feel like a failure so that you don’t even try

       Delay                      Makes you put off doing something so that it never gets done

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

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