There is no greater tragedy than being separated from God.
The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.'"
Leviticus 1:1
Cain wanted it to be another way. God, due to man's sinfulness, demanded a blood sacrifice, demanded death for life, the death of something that had blood flowing through its veins. Yes, this seems tough. It seems to paint a picture of an angry, vengeful God who demands things done His way. Yet, perhaps it is the opposite. Maybe this is the provision of a loving God for the greatest evil of all--sin.
Ideas have consequences, and sin's consequence is death. It was stated before we ever sinned. It was abundantly clear. Perhaps man could not see the devastation of sin or could not understand the price and pain that sin caused, so God, in His loving mercy, decided to make sure we knew.
There is no greater tragedy than being separated from God. This is, by definition, death, and sin do that to us.
The real tragedy in life is not the death of animals or the physical death of loved ones but the living dead who are separated from God because of the sin to which they are enslaved.
Leviticus 1:1
Cain wanted it to be another way. God, due to man's sinfulness, demanded a blood sacrifice, demanded death for life, the death of something that had blood flowing through its veins. Yes, this seems tough. It seems to paint a picture of an angry, vengeful God who demands things done His way. Yet, perhaps it is the opposite. Maybe this is the provision of a loving God for the greatest evil of all--sin.
Ideas have consequences, and sin's consequence is death. It was stated before we ever sinned. It was abundantly clear. Perhaps man could not see the devastation of sin or could not understand the price and pain that sin caused, so God, in His loving mercy, decided to make sure we knew.
There is no greater tragedy than being separated from God. This is, by definition, death, and sin do that to us.
The real tragedy in life is not the death of animals or the physical death of loved ones but the living dead who are separated from God because of the sin to which they are enslaved.
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