But it says in Romans 3:10, There is none righteous, no not one. Founded in 1969, Grace to You is the nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing Johns books, audio resources, and the Grace to You radio and television programs. No more hypocritical offerings. Sin. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point - Universal Beginnings (Chuck Missler). Verse 1, The man had relations with his wife. The actual Hebrew word, he knew his wife, Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.. Copyright 2023 Grace Community Church. Founded in 1969, Grace to You is the nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing John MacArthur's books, audio resources, and the "Grace to You" radio and television programs. He required a sacrifice of the very best. They cannot draw anything out of life that matters eternally. Series (High Quality) Series (Low Quality) Destruction and misery are in their paths, and there is no fear of God before their eyes. They dont fear God, they dont care about God, they love their sin, and if it needs be, theyll kill. You got to be kidding. That is an assault on Gods fairness, that is an assault on Gods kindness and Gods justice. Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25. He said to the Lord in verse 13, My punishments too great to bear. Youre not fair. His religion was hypocritical, self-righteous, and false. 8:4; Mark 12:26; Luke 16:29; 24:27, 44; John 5:46; 7:22; Acts 15:1; Rom. Cant, right? How can a hopeless sinner ever gain moral control over his life and defeat sin? Deuteronomy 3, Psalm 94, Romans 12, Hebrews 10, God says, Vengeance is mine, I will repay. God is the avenger. Genesis of the Gospel - Grace to You Wisdom Literature Cains history is a tragic, tragic story. Founded in 1969, Grace to You is the nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing John MacArthur's books, audio resources, and the "Grace to You" radio and television programs. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts. John MacArthur's Collection of sermons and other writings Note: "After 24 years of association with the Ministry of John MacArthur, we have now been asked by Grace To You to no longer maintain John's resources directly on Bible Bulletin Board. Johannine Writings Thats the conflict of marriage among the unregenerate. Unbelievers (or the doomed) reject the Word of God. ; 2) 20901897 B.C. You have a choice.. You know, the doomed person can deny his sin all he wants, and we may not see it, but God sees it and knows it. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. This is a one-on-one conversation. Isnt it true that even Jesus said to Peter, Put down the sword. There must be adults in the world who would kill him. He loved his sin and he was fulfilled by his sin. May well have been that she believed this was that fulfillment in her son. Everybody worships at some shrine, everybody has some god. The author made no attempt to defend the existence of God or to present a systematic discussion of His person and works. There are the origins of the material world here and there are the origins of the spiritual world as well. Acts 7:22). East of Eden somewhere. The woman trying to get control, the woman being, as it were, the predator, trying to pounce and take every inch of power or territory she can get and the man constantly trying to subdue, and thats the conflict of marriage among the fallen, only to be really reversed in the power of the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit. Oh, Lord, may they repent at your invitation to do whats right. By the way, that is the same phrase at the end of verse 7 that is used over in verse 16 of chapter 3. And the last point is the doomed settle defiantly outside the presence of God. Stripped in Shame, Clothed in Grace. And so he put together a trap and caught his brother in it. The word can even mean a smith or a refiner or a craftsman who makes something. These are the only four people on the planet. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point This is the providential common grace of God. Unbelievers, even when confronted with the truth- they might come to church- they might not hear the voice of God as Cain did, of course, today- but they might come to church and they might hear a message about sin. Cassuto, the Hebrew commentator, translates it that way. 21, 22 where the eternal kingdom of redeemed believers is gloriously pictured. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Genesis presents creation by divine fiat, ex nihilo, i.e., out of nothing. Three traumatic events of epic proportions, namely the Fall, the universal Flood, and the Dispersion of nations are presented as historical backdrop in order to understand world history. Take a look at whats going on in you. Minor Prophets You can do whats right, which means acknowledge your sin, acknowledge your self-righteousness, acknowledge your wretched hypocrisy, acknowledge that you have not been willing to see yourself as a sinner, and then obey what I told you and bring a proper sacrifice to me. Used by permission. Thirdly, the doomed resent the true people of God. John MacArthur Sermon:The First Sacrifice (Genesis 3:20-24). John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, president of The Master's College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-379 To receive John MacArthur's monthly l. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? While it is difficult to pinpoint precisely the historical moment for which this book was written, Israel first heard Genesis sometime prior to crossing the Jordan River and entering the Promised Land (ca. 4:4) and the NT (Matt. 33:2; Josh. God- listen- was the first evangelist. Maybe she believed that this was the fulfillment of that promise from God, that this was the one who would come and would bruise the serpents head. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point And He said, What have you done? You cant grow anything, you dont have any animals. If he wanted to have a conversation, he only had one person he could pick except his parents, so he had to hang around this righteous man. Lesson 40: The Tragedy Of Worldly Believers (Genesis 19:1-29) But were going to seek the goodness of God to allow us to do that as we come to this most significant and important chapter in Genesis chapter 4. That terrible, dreadful, disastrous, deadly serpent who had led the human race into sin needed to be destroyed. Genesis 111 (primeval history) reveals the origins of the universe, i.e., the beginnings of time and space and many of the firsts in human experience, such as marriage, family, the Fall, sin, redemption, judgment, and nations. The Gospels Minor Prophets He is the original apostate who, when confronted by God with the opportunity for forgiveness and the opportunity for deliverance, refuses. You just dont classify it as sin, you just say its freedom, its the new morality. Pauline Epistles Throughout the Bible, you read about that, too. They may be religious, but theyre false. You will be a wanderer. The Gospels On a larger scale, Gen. 111 set forth a singular message about the character and works of God. In the sequence of accounts which make up these chapters of Scripture, a pattern emerges which reveals Gods abundant grace as He responded to the willful disobedience of mankind. Sin is crouching at the door. And sin is depicted like a beast of prey, like a rapacious lion. Prophets This is more than I should have to bear. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. He hated his righteousness. The New Testament But in the case of Cain, if you dont do whats right, if you dont embrace true worship, youre going to have a predatory lion crouched at your door your whole life, devouring you. The curse was on the woman. It cried out to God before His heavenly throne, demanding divine vengeance, and Cain is bloodguilty before God. Number four. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. All Rights Reserved. Doesnt tell us, but there are several thoughts. Sermons on Genesis 1-11 byJohn MacArthur Genesis 1:1 The How, Why, and When of Creation -1 Genesis 1:1 The How, Why, and When of Creation - 2 Genesis 1:6-8 Creation Day 2 Genesis 1:9-13 Creation Day 3 Genesis 1:14-19 Creation Day 4 Genesis 1:20-23 Creation Day 5 Genesis 1:24-26 Creation Day 6 - 1 Genesis 1:26-27 Creation Day 6 - 2 God would see that he never, ever was able again to make another offering of the fruit of the ground. Just do whats right. God is the interrogator who asks, What have you done? God is the investigator who brings in the evidence, and the evidence is the blood of Abel, crying to God out of the ground, metaphorically. When your kids do something terrible, What have you done? Again, God is not asking for information. He was angry. On the case of Cain, God had no regard for Cain or his offering. They resent the true people of God. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy From your hand, at the end of verse 11. June 10, 2011. Wisdom Literature By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. This is God being gracious to a wicked, reprobate man. And what is right is to do what I told you. God is offering to the sinner joy, the joy of forgiveness. He wont even acknowledge his sin. And so she names her son that one that was made with the help of the Lord. What hopeful beginnings she must have felt in her heart when that first child was born. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point As I pointed out last time, she may have even believed that this son was the fulfillment of the promise back in chapter 3, verse 15, that she would have a seed who would bruise the serpents head. Some believe they were twins- theres no real, compelling indication in the text of that. Am I supposed to be taking care of him? He is saying, Your questions are irrelevant. This is the sinner, hiding from his crime and hiding the truth about his wickedness. He brings what God wants, he comes in obedience, he offers God the sacrifice, which is a way the sinner can say, Im not good, I know Im a sinner. Everybody is a worshiper. What have you done? You understand that expression, even in Hebrew. Cookie Notice: It is the Lord who allows us the privilege of having that life come into our family. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The Gospels And then he says, Am I my brothers keeper? Like, I dont have any responsibility for him. What hes saying to God is, Your questions arent even appropriate. And your despair will go away and your anger will go away because Ill forgive you. Thats what Hes saying. Author and Date. Understanding the Sabbath (Genesis 2:1-3) (November-04-2020) Grasping the individual messages of Genesis which make up the larger plan and purpose of the book presents no small challenge since both the individual accounts and the books overall message offer important lessons to faith and works. 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