According to the Septuagint Cain said to Abel,"Let us go into the field." The Chaldee paraphrase adds that Cain maintained that there was no Judgement to come, no future state, and that when Abel spoke in defence of the truth Cain took that occasion to fall upon him." However that which scripture tells us was the reason why he slew him was a sufficient aggravation of the murder; It was because his own works were evil and his brothers righteous. Nay, In kiling his brother, he directly struck at God himself; he hated Abel because God loved him.
I was wondering what you might think of this, and I've tried to take out the "Common answers" to this question. (Hey, it's 10 points for your opinion...LoL)
2007-02-28 08:28:14 · 4 answers · asked by Da Mick 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Cabridog: Abel offered his finest to God, while Cain did the opposite. So how is it that Cain wanted God's love more? And did God tell him not to bear a grudge, but give with your whole heart?
2007-02-28 09:01:19 · update #1
Gabriel Anton: It would make sense for Cain to fuel his younger brother's anger by saying those things of nature, due to his offer not being accepted. It's like somebody saying "It's true!" then somebody else retorts "No. It's Not!" thus causing conflict. Or in Cains point; A motive to kill his brother.
2007-02-28 09:07:49 · update #2
Cain knew exactly what he was doing. In killing Abel he struck against God...by doing so he aknowledged that God exists. In fact, I will go further to say that Satan groomed Cain to do the work that he began in the premortal world...the work that got him cast out of Heaven to begin with. Satan wanted Cain to take the power of God onto himself, and his brother's blood was a step in that process.
Cain knew what he was doing when he killed Abel.
2007-02-28 08:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by Maddog Salamander 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering your argument to be true that Cain killed Abel, because he thought that God loved Abel more than him does not make Cain an Atheist since he wanted to be loved by God more than Abel, which means that he believed in God. The actual meaning of an Atheist is "one who do not believe in God's existence" !
2007-02-28 16:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by cabridog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems contradictory but then again so is a lot of the Bible. It was written by humans so is subject to human error. I am not athiest but I don't fully put trust in another man's writings.
2007-02-28 16:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by Gabriel Anton 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never thought of it like that but it does make enough sense to have me now thinking and wondering about that. that you i know have something to think about for a few days.
2007-02-28 16:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by ~*These Blue Eyes Tell No Lies*~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋