By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

Hebrews 11:4 [NASB]

Have you ever read the story of Cain and Abel and wondered where, exactly, Cain went wrong?  I mean, here we have Cain bringing an offering to God of his own accord and God flat out denies him.  So far as we know, Cain didn’t know anything about requirements – Leviticus and the Law were generations away.  But God says “no” and we are left with “why?”  Continue reading →