olarwarlay:

I cannot really think of a biblical answer to your question right now, but what i can say on this is that God alone understands how he does His things.

Sometimes, His timing is totally different from ours and when he doesn't give us an immediate answer, we think He is not willing to help us. I could say my life has been a clear example of this particular topic.

I think what we need to realize is that God doesn't follow the human timing but acts when he pleases and trust me, it is always worth the wait.

olarwarlay:

I cannot really think of a biblical answer to your question right now, but what i can say on this is that God alone understands how he does His things.

Sometimes, His timing is totally different from ours and when he doesn't give us an immediate answer, we think He is not willing to help us. I could say my life has been a clear example of this particular topic.

I think what we need to realize is that God doesn't follow the human timing but acts when he pleases and trust me, it is always worth the wait.

cold:
Not just animal sacrifices,children were also offered to Yahweh as burnt offering. Seriously the mind boggles

Judges 11:29-40

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto theLord, and I cannot go back.36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

ayoku777:

Gen 4v4 ...And the Lord had respect UNTO ABEL and to his offering.

Gen 4v5 ...But UNTO CAIN and to his offering he had no respect.

This two verses answer your question. God accepts a man before he accepts his offering. Cain offered his fruit but not himself. When you do that, God will respect NEITHER. God is not remotely as impressed with what we give as much as he is with our life. And that was made obvious from God's rebuke in v7 ...If THOU doest well, shall thou not be accepted? So what was wrong with cain's offering? CAIN.

So to answer your second question, you make your offering more acceptable to God by first offering yourself. Your life is the true worth of every other thing you offer. The best offerings are the ones that come with the life of the offerer.

Mudley313: The question to be asked here is what would almighty yahweh need burnt food and animal sacrifices for just like our traditional juju gods?

oh i forgot, in leveticus he declared his insatiable love for burning flesh; dude is one disturbed sick minded freak


>>>>>runs away before i get crucified by his followers like their crazy god crucified his only begotten son

Mamacita007: I need a biblical answer to this question becos cain's sacrifice was the works of his hands & God rejected it. sometimes we ask God for things we want soo bad & he wont bless us with it. is it that cain's sacrifice is not good enough? ive heard of people being raised from the dead through prayer meanwhile others will pray for their loved
ones & they'll die right in front of our eyes. how can we make our sacrifices more acceptable unto God?

obadiah777: cain is a tiller of the ground. when you till the ground what are you getting ready to do ? you are getting ready to plant a seed that will bear fruits. and what is the 'ground' ? the ground is 'earth'. there are two classifications of doctrine. the word of God is 'heaven', and the gentile doctrines is 'earth' or 'ground'. so when cain is tilling the ground it means he is spreading heathen doctrines. he is corrupting the world with doctrine of demons. and the fruit of the ground would be those he has corrupted. his fruits are those he has infested with heathen doctrine. this is what he is offering to God

abel on the other hand is a keeper of sheep. he is a shepherd. sheep represents righteousness. so he is spreading the lords doctrine throughout the earth. he is shepherding the world in the way of righteousness and his offering to God is those who he has converted to the lord.

these are esoteric scriptures

what a sheep represents >>> MATTHEW 25 VS 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

SO BASICALLY CAIN WAS CORRUPTING THE WORLD WITH HEATHEN DOCTRINE WHILE ABEL WAS SPREADING THE WORD OF GOD. THEIR SACRIFICES TO THE LORD ARE THEIR FRUITS OBTAINED FROM THESE VENTURES

Opiosko: Sir please where did you learn this?

emmysenior: Cos he never really wanted to give em in the 1st place.

Opiosko: Sir please where did you learn this?

obadiah777: The holy spirit is a great teacher

Mazi_Omenuko:

Welcome to 'obediah777' He's one of those whose bible has no Rev 22:19. That's why he keeps modifying the bible to suit his style of message.

Mazi_Omenuko:

Welcome to 'obediah777' He's one of those whose bible has no Rev 22:19. That's why he keeps modifying the bible to suit his style of message.

Opiosko: Sorry oh, i shouldn't haved asked you. #horrified#

cold:
Not just animal sacrifices,children were also offered to Yahweh as burnt offering. Seriously the mind boggles

Judges 11:29-40

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto theLord, and I cannot go back.36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.


How Christians read this & flip through to the next page without feeling any tinge of guilt is really baffling

pankere:

YOU ARE SO FOOLISH! THIS IS HOW YOU PEOPLE MISQUOTE THE SCRIPTURES! SHE WAS NEVER BURNT FOR SACRIFICE! SHE WENT INTO THE SERVICE OF THE LORD N WAS NEVER MARRIED! WHY DO U THINK SHE WAS MOURNING HER VIRGINITY N NOT HER LIFE?

Dewze:

he did with her according to ''his'' vow and not according to God's instruction. The moral of that message which you have wickedly refused to see is that you do not make rash vows and careless statements like you are doing.
Do not allude a man's carelessness to God.

A vow is a vow and should be fufilled whether it is good or not.

Mazi_Omenuko: Cain did nothing wrong. He gave his best. It was not about best offering or reserved offering or anything. Its the 'will' of God. I wonder if there's a logical way to explain it; but I will give some bible passages.

Romans > 9.13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

This is almost the same case here. Esau did nothing to get the hatred. If you read further....

Romans > 9.15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

This sums it up! He will accept a sacrifice (have mercy) on whom He desires. Its not a matter of deeds. Abel did nothing marvelous to attract God's compassion.
Romans > 9.16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

common what are you doing here? Goto the sexuality section. U wanna mislead people shey? U dey find who u go yansh 4 here?

MEILYN: common what are you doing here? Goto the sexuality section. U wanna mislead people shey? U dey find who u go yansh 4 here?

obadiah777: cain is a tiller of the ground. when you till the ground what are you getting ready to do ? you are getting ready to plant a seed that will bear fruits. and what is the 'ground' ? the ground is 'earth'. there are two classifications of doctrine. the word of God is 'heaven', and the gentile doctrines is 'earth' or 'ground'. so when cain is tilling the ground it means he is spreading heathen doctrines. he is corrupting the world with doctrine of demons. and the fruit of the ground would be those he has corrupted. his fruits are those he has infested with heathen doctrine. this is what he is offering to God

abel on the other hand is a keeper of sheep. he is a shepherd. sheep represents righteousness. so he is spreading the lords doctrine throughout the earth. he is shepherding the world in the way of righteousness and his offering to God is those who he has converted to the lord.

these are esoteric scriptures

what a sheep represents >>> MATTHEW 25 VS 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

SO BASICALLY CAIN WAS CORRUPTING THE WORLD WITH HEATHEN DOCTRINE WHILE ABEL WAS SPREADING THE WORD OF GOD. THEIR SACRIFICES TO THE LORD ARE THEIR FRUITS OBTAINED FROM THESE VENTURES

obadiah777: Mazi Omenuko the heathen. wattagwan rasta ? whayasay man ? lol

cold:
Not just animal sacrifices,children were also offered to Yahweh as burnt offering. Seriously the mind boggles

Judges 11:29-40

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto theLord, and I cannot go back.36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.


How Christians read this & flip through to the next page without feeling any tinge of guilt is really baffling