how savvy are you about city nick-names?

How savvy are you about city nick-names?

Genesis 4:1-17 How savvy are you about city nick-

names?

The Fall into Sin

*"If you then, being evil, know…

*"How can you, being evil, speak good things?... Jesus in Matthew 7:11 & 12:34


names?

Raising Cain in Autonomy City


names?

Raising Cain in Autonomy CityMany Live There, Do You?


names?



names? Autonomy = self governed or self

willed


Genesis 4:1-17 How savvy are you about city nick-names? Autonomy = self governed or self willed especially those who walk according to the flesh in the

lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, 2Peter 2:10




willed

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

Titus 1:7




willed




willed Get the setting & feeling in this city.




willed Get the setting & feeling in this city. * setting v1, 2 - Two Brothers




willed Get the setting & feeling in this city. * setting v1, 2 - Two Brothers * feeling v3-6 - One Angry Brother


Genesis 4:1-17


Genesis 4:1-17Progressing into sinful autonomy (self will)

3-8: *express disregard for the priority of the Lord

v3 (Foremost commandment - Matt 22:37-

39, Seek first the Kingdom of God - Matt

6:33) compare Able v4 & Heb 11:4 cf. Matt

23:35. *getting very angry over the Lord’s

preferences + v5, angry = glowing warm & very =

greatly



3-8:




v3





39,






6:33)







23:35.








preferences +








preferences + v5, angry = glowing warm & very =

greatly




v3 *getting very angry over the Lord’s

preferences +





preferences + *attempting to hide anger & disregard from

Him






Him v6,7a (Recall: do right, feel… do badly,

feel…)







feel…) When doing otherwise (not well) opening a

door 7b








door 7b *choosing to continue on in doing badly

v8









v8 See 1John 3:12

Insight on Cain in the NT

Heb 11:4 ¶ By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

1Jo 3:12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.

Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.









v8 See 1John 3:12 & Jude 1:11



3-8:


Genesis 4:1-17Confronting this sinful autonomy (self will)

9-12:



9-12:* How does the Lord deal with a person in

sin?




sin? >Come asking questions -




sin? >Come asking questions - Where is your brother Able? v9




sin? >Come asking questions - Where is your brother Able? v9 (See where Cain is at with this.) v9b




sin? >Come asking questions - Where is your brother Able? v9 (See where Cain is at with this.) v9b What have you done? V10 cf. 3:13




sin? >Come asking questions - Where is your brother Able? v9 (See where Cain is at with this.) v9b What have you done? V10 cf. 3:13 >Consequences that fitting/ applied -

v11,12



9-12:


Genesis 4:1-17Resisting repentance essential to autnonmy

v13-17:


Genesis 4:1-17Resisting repentance essential to autnonmy

v13-17:* What resisting repentance looks like > argue against the Lord about His way

v13 > focus on poor me (self pity) for

consequence v14 (be sure to exaggerate) Not so!

v15 > go out from the presence of the Lord

v16 > try and build your life your way (Your

city) 17


Genesis 4:1-17 There are 2 lines, choices here:


Genesis 4:1-17 There are 2 lines, choices here: Way of Cain or seed of Serpent 0r More excellent way Able seed of

Women


Genesis 4:1-17 There are 2 lines, choices here: Way of Cain or seed of Serpent 0r More excellent way Able seed of

Women Serving God or Serving Self

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