I want to take you back to the very beginning of human history, and we're going to talk about the most fundamental distinction between true and false religion.
Genesis 4. The first two-thirds of this chapter are given to a wretched story of sibling rivalry, jealousy, heartbreak, and tragically ruined lives. It's the story of Cain and Abel. This is literally every parents' worst nightmare the distilled essence of everything every parent has ever feared all wrapped up in a single individual, Cain. Here was a wayward child who was not only self-destructive, self-willed, angry, and malicious; but he also deliberately scorned decency and morality; he ruined every relationship he had with anyone in his own family circle; and finally he murdered his own brother and had to be sent into permanent exile. All that, and we are talking about...
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
Yah sounds about right First the bad news then the good news. The Gospel good news makes no sense without the bad news. And we are the bad news. The closer we get to the good news the "bader" we see ourselves as we really are and the "gooder" the good news gets !!
Floridahank (4/13/2014)
from Deerfield Beach, Florida
Insightful Sermon! Phil does an outstanding job in giving us a deeper understanding of Genesis 4 and the killing act by Caine. I've found that all of Genesis has such deeper meaning every time a teacher/preacher talks on it. Thank you Phil for your expert insight.
Phil Johnson is Executive Director of Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. Phil is also an elder at Grace Community Church, where he pastors the GraceLife fellowship group. He is probably best known for his websites, which include The Spurgeon Archive and The Hall...