| John Wesley - 1827 - 548 pages
...thine offspring, not because of any absolute decree of mine, but because of thy sin. Chap. iv. 7, " If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." Sin only, not the decree of reprobation, hinders thy being accepted. Deut. vii. 9, " Know that the... | |
| Abigail Mott - 1827 - 144 pages
...changed, because his brother's offering was more acceptable than his own; ,was it not said to him, " If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." The royal Psalmist, when speaking of the goodness of the Lord, of which he appears to have been very... | |
| Edwin Ferriss - 1827 - 210 pages
...7th verse, as an intelligent person, distinct from man : observe the words, "If thou doest not "-ell. sin lieth at the door: And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Now, if there is propriety here, in the distinct personification of cin, ihen surelv there is in personifying... | |
| 1829 - 544 pages
...Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell : he that was not justified being also unsanctified. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? Why should Cain be offended at that which was the consequence of his own conduct? If thou doest well,... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1827 - 340 pages
...that the two masculine pronouns, in the concluding clause of the expostulation, ought to be referred. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And,, if thou doest not well, A SIN-OFFERING lieth couching at the door : and, unto thee, is ITS desire; and thou shalt rule over... | |
| J. G. Vos - 2006 - 566 pages
...his offering was rejected? 12. How do people become angry against God at the present day? Lesson 24 "And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth?...shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him" (4:6-7). When Cain became angry, and his countenance fell, God spoke to him. This means much more than... | |
| Laurel Taitt - 2006 - 150 pages
...resolution to wrath when he addressed Cain directly in the scripture Genesis 4:6 and 7, which states, And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and...shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. The procedure used by the Lord in dealing with Cain's wrath can be applied generally to people who... | |
| Sylvia Huffnagle - 2006 - 395 pages
...become new, and all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, . . . 19. - #1 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And...shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 20. - #3 For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of... | |
| Todd Tomasella - 2006 - 742 pages
...LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth (mad)? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doestwell. shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not...shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Genesis 4:6-7 Why get madl Why not do things God's way and get glad?. Why get bitter instead of better*.... | |
| Janet Moore - 2006 - 222 pages
...Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering; but unto Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And...fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? (Genesis 4:4-7) Don't murder someone just because they can sing better than you or pray more effectively... | |
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