"You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.” Genesis 4:7 (NLT) The story of Cain and Abel is a well known one. These brothers each brought an offering to the Lord, one was accepted and the other not. Having his offering being rejected caused Cain to become angry. He couldn't believe that God would reject what he had presented, pride was at the root of this anger and God gave him the opportunity to not allow this to over take him. In asking Cain why he was angry, the Lord wanted to show him the danger that lay ahead if he gave into what he was feeling. The Lord made it clear that he was justified in his rejection of Cain's offering because it was not done well. We see in Hebrews 11:4, that Abel offered his offering in faith and in Genesis 4:4 it states that Abel offered the firstborn of his flock. The Lord warned Cain of
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9