Feelings Follow Obedience

The pockets are grace from Genesis 3 can’t hide the horrible effects of sin onhumanity seen in Genesis 4. The (Wrong) Way of Cain / Genesis 4:1-16 / 09-5/6-2026- The Righteous vs The ReligiousHypocrisy is doing the Devil’s work in God’s uniform (MH)Apostasy is…True, False, & Vain worshipI. Fleeting Joy of the firstborn  1.  Eve credited God (positive) -  2.  Cain worked the ground -  3.  Cain brought an offering to the Lord (act of worship)  4.  God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected Cain’s offering  5.  Cain is angry & his face fell (internal / external reaction)  6.  The Lord warns Cain - 2nd example of bib counseling (first was Gen 3:9-11)  7.  Cain kills Abel - v. 8  8.  Cain lies to God - v. 9  9.  God curses Cain - vv. 10-12  10.  Cain questions his consequences - vv. 13-14  11.  God protects Cain - example  12.  Cain leaves God’s presenceII. Lineage of Hypocrisy/Apostasy  1.  Cain - Jude 1:8-13  ⁃  Cain’s Offering - I Jn 3:10-12  ⁃  Balaam’s Bribe (the donkey) - Numbers 22:7, 22-35  ⁃  Korah’s Rebellion (the ground) - Numbers 16:1-50 (Dathan & Abiram) vv. 1-5 (v. 3) -  ⁃  Judas (the box & the kiss) -  2.  Israel - Isaiah 29:13  3.  Pharisees - Mark 7:6-7 TFV  4.  Judas - The Hypocrisy (nard); The Kiss (betrayal) - “on the night He was betrayed took  5.  bread”); The Anguish “wept bitterly” as did Peter after three denials - II Cor 7:10); Mt  6.  26:47-50  7.  Peter exposes them - I Peter 2:4-8; II Peter 2:1-22;  8.  Paul exposes them - I Timothy 1:6-7; 4:1-5; 5:8; 6:3-5, 9-10; II Timothy 3:1-9; 4:1-5  9.  The Writer of Hebrews 11:3-4 (BY FAITH we believe God created the universe & BY FAITH  10.  Abel offered God a commendable & righteous sacrifice. His offering still speaks to the  11.  faithful today!+ John 3:16-20