From: "Gospel Messenger Service" Subject: pain of Cain Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:48:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C39554.A8F31400" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C39554.A8F31400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THE PAIN OF CAIN=20 By "Rebekah" the Bride=20 (Gen.4:1-7; Jn.1:29; 2 Cor.5:17,21; Eph.1:6; 2:8,9; 4:24;=20 Rom.6:11; 10:3,4; Gal.2:20; 5:16; Titus 3:4-6; Heb.11:4)=20 *=20 What pain Cain felt when his God said, "I can't accept your gift."=20 Rejection from his God he felt and pain that would not lift.=20 He'd worked so hard to please the Lord but his work was in vain;=20 For God said, "No, you can't do that!" and that caused him great pain.=20 "Sin lieth at the door," God said, "but, conquer it, you can."=20 Cain's brother Abel, he'd done right for he had brought a lamb.=20 And that's what Cain refused to do, refused, a lamb to bring;=20 Instead he wanted what he'd done to be his offering.=20 Two offerings: a lamb, Cain's works, are symbols here, you see.=20 The lamb, symbolically, is Christ who died at Calvary=20 To make us righteous in God's sight with all sins washed away.=20 No pain for those who trust the Lamb--no fear on Judgment Day.=20 The "pain of Cain" can still be felt by those who want to earn=20 Acceptance from their God by works, they really need to learn=20 That they need to relate to God through Christ, the Lamb God sent.=20 And never through the works they do when earning's their intent.=20 Once we become a child of God we're a creation new;=20 And that new self relates to God in Abel's way, it's true.=20 The old you has been crucified with Christ, by faith we see;=20 But yet it seems so much alive at times, don't you agree?=20 And that old self relates to God exactly just like Cain.=20 The old you tries to earn by works and then you feel that pain.=20 For God says, "No, you can't do that," like Abel you must be;=20 For Abel's like your new creation, yes, symbolically.=20 If I've a day when I do well and I've behaved just right=20 And then I think, because of that, "I'm righteous in God's sight,"=20 Then I am being just like Cain for I've felt that I've earned=20 Acceptance from the Lord that day--like Cain, God's way I've spurned.=20 If I've a day when all goes wrong and feel I've failed God so,=20 And don't feel God accepts me now as through the day I go,=20 Again, I'm being just like Cain, I feel I have not earned=20 Acceptance from the Lord that day--from Cain, I have not learned.=20 Oh, do you live in the old nature that's been crucified?=20 Though you're a new creation and the old, with Christ, has died?=20 Don't base relationship with God on your behavior now;=20 For that's the old you functioning--let Abel teach you how.=20 Believers, you should really choose to walk in the new you;=20 Then you won't base relationship with God on what you do.=20 And you will be like Abel was, so pleasing to your Lord;=20 And you won't feel the pain of Cain as grace is on you poured.=20 Relate to God through the new you, oh, never through the old.=20 The old we reckon crucified as we're in scriptures told.=20 Be just like Abel every day, oh, please don't be like Cain.=20 Live in the new man, not the old, and be free from your pain.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C39554.A8F31400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
THE PAIN OF CAIN
By = "Rebekah" the=20 Bride
(Gen.4:1-7; Jn.1:29; 2 = Cor.5:17,21; Eph.1:6;=20 2:8,9; 4:24;
Rom.6:11; 10:3,4; Gal.2:20; 5:16; = Titus=20 3:4-6; Heb.11:4)
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What pain Cain felt when his God said, "I can't = accept your=20 gift."
Rejection from his God he felt and pain that would = not lift.=20
He'd worked so hard to please the Lord but his work = was in=20 vain;
For God said, "No, you can't do that!" and that = caused him=20 great pain.
 
"Sin lieth at the door," God said, "but, conquer it, = you can."=20
Cain's brother Abel, he'd done right for he had = brought a=20 lamb.
And that's what Cain refused to do, refused, a lamb = to bring;=20
Instead he wanted what he'd done to be his offering. =
 
Two offerings: a lamb, Cain's works, are symbols = here, you=20 see.
The lamb, symbolically, is Christ who died at = Calvary
To make us righteous in God's sight with all sins = washed away.=20
No pain for those who trust the Lamb--no fear on = Judgment Day.=20
 
The "pain of Cain" can still be felt by those who = want to earn=20
Acceptance from their God by works, they really need = to learn=20
That they need to relate to God through Christ, the = Lamb God=20 sent.
And never through the works they do when earning's = their=20 intent.
 
Once we become a child of God we're a creation new; =
And that new self relates to God in Abel's way, it's = true.=20
The old you has been crucified with Christ, by faith = we see;=20
But yet it seems so much alive at times, don't you = agree?=20
 
And that old self relates to God exactly just like = Cain.=20
The old you tries to earn by works and then you feel = that=20 pain.
For God says, "No, you can't do that," like Abel you = must be;=20
For Abel's like your new creation, yes, = symbolically.
 
If I've a day when I do well and I've behaved just = right=20
And then I think, because of that, "I'm righteous in = God's=20 sight,"
Then I am being just like Cain for I've felt that = I've earned=20
Acceptance from the Lord that day--like Cain, God's = way I've=20 spurned.
 
If I've a day when all goes wrong and feel I've = failed God so,=20
And don't feel God accepts me now as through the day = I go,=20
Again, I'm being just like Cain, I feel I have not = earned=20
Acceptance from the Lord that day--from Cain, I have = not=20 learned.
 
Oh, do you live in the old nature that's been = crucified?=20
Though you're a new creation and the old, with = Christ, has=20 died?
Don't base relationship with God on your behavior = now;
For that's the old you functioning--let Abel teach = you how.=20
 
Believers, you should really choose to walk in the = new you;=20
Then you won't base relationship with God on what = you do.=20
And you will be like Abel was, so pleasing to your = Lord;=20
And you won't feel the pain of Cain as grace is on = you poured.=20
 
Relate to God through the new you, oh, never through = the old.=20
The old we reckon crucified as we're in scriptures = told.=20
Be just like Abel every day, oh, please don't be = like Cain.=20
Live in the new man, not the old, and be free from = your pain.=20
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