Every parent has the responsibility to cultivate his child's heart. If we leave our children's heart alone, they tend to become like a garden, overgrown with evil and with sin.
Robert JeffressAbel's sacrifice was accepted by God because it was made according to God's instructions. Cain, however, tried to approach God in his own way and was rejected by God (Genesis 4:3-5). From that point on, Cain became a symbol of those who try to approach God on their own terms.
Robert JeffressThe idea that there is only one way to be reconciled with God has its origins in the Old Testament.
Robert Jeffress"The way of Cain" refers to any individual who attempts to approach God on his or her own terms rather than on God's terms.
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