The percentage of those who commit murder in the population is relatively small, but they get a large portion of news coverage. Suicide bombers commit murder even though they may be classified as martyrs by radical groups. Yet God’s word clearly states, “You shall not murder.” There are motives for murder, but none is acceptable to God.
Cain, the son of Adam and Eve committed the first murder. He murdered his brother Abel while in a state of rage and jealousy. He hated his younger brother because he believed Able was favored by God, while he felt rejected. Resentment evolved into hatred and eclipsed the love he may have felt for his brother.
Abel became Cain’s enemy, which paved the way for hatred and the need for revenge and then turned Cain into a murderer. Cain had refused to listen to God’s previous, simple instructions, “If you do what is right, you will be acceptable.” Hatred is powerful, but God will give you the courage and strength to defeat it.
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From the beginning we have heard that we should love one
another. Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the evil one. He murdered his
brother. And why did he murder him? Because the things Cain had done were
wrong. But the things his brother had done were right … We know that we have left
our old dead way of life. And we have entered into new life. We know this
because we love one another.
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