“By Faith Abel Offered” “By Faith Abel Offered” Pg 1068 In Church Bibles Hebrews 11:4 Hebrews 11:4

““By Faith Abel Offered”By Faith Abel Offered”

Pg 1068Pg 1068In Church BiblesIn Church Bibles

Hebrews 11:4Hebrews 11:4

Marion Jones

“the world's biggest track and field star”“media darling during the 2000 Olympics”Associated Press

Last December formally stripped her of her three gold and two bronze medals

International Association of Athletics Federation’s president Lamine Diack said "Marion Jones will be remembered as one of the biggest frauds in sporting history."

Marion Jones

“the world's biggest track and field star”“media darling during the 2000 Olympics”Associated Press

Last December formally stripped her of her three gold and two bronze medals

October 5, 2007 guilty plea, the disgraced athlete tearfully apologized, saying "...with a great amount of shame...I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust...and you have the right to be angry with me... I have let my country down and I have let myself down

And also if anyone competes And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes crowned unless he competes according to the rules. according to the rules.

2 Timothy 2:52 Timothy 2:5

So then faith comes by So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the hearing, and hearing by the word of God. word of God.

Romans 10:17Romans 10:17

By Faith Abel Approached By Faith Abel Approached GodGod

• Why was Abel accepted, Cain Rejected? • Abel brought the right offering

So then faith comes by So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the hearing, and hearing by the word of God. word of God.

Romans 10:17Romans 10:17


• Why was Abel accepted, Cain Rejected? • Abel brought the right offering• Abel had the right heart, life

““To what purpose is the To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle… Bring no more of fed cattle… Bring no more futile sacrificesfutile sacrifices

Isaiah 1:11-13Isaiah 1:11-13

Therefore the Lord said: Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their But have removed their hearts far from Me…hearts far from Me…

Isaiah 29:13Isaiah 29:13


• Why was Abel accepted, Cain Rejected? • Abel brought the right offering• Abel had the right heart, life

• A Consistent sacrifice – life and gift• A Personal sacrifice – not just motions


• Biblically–Right way & Right Heart (life)

By Faith Abel was RighteousBy Faith Abel was Righteous• Abel “saved”, Cain “perdition” 10:39

Both Believed in God…the right GodBoth Seeking God, approachingBoth Offered an offering to God Both came at the right time and placeOne accepted and one rejected




By Faith Abel was Accepted By Faith Abel was Accepted by Godby God

• Religion pleases men, only faith God

And He said to them, “You And He said to them, “You are those who justify are those who justify yourselves before men, but yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed what is highly esteemed among men is an among men is an abomination in the sight of abomination in the sight of God. God.

Luke 16:15Luke 16:15






By Faith Abel is talking to us By Faith Abel is talking to us todaytoday

• Only way to righteousness is God’s way• Encouraging us to submit to God’s Word

So David gathered all Israel So David gathered all Israel together…together…to bring the ark of Godto bring the ark of God

1 Chronicles 13:5-81 Chronicles 13:5-8

So David gathered all Israel So David gathered all Israel together…together…to bring the ark of God to bring the ark of God …So …So they carried the ark of God they carried the ark of God on a new cart .. on a new cart ..


So David gathered all Israel So David gathered all Israel together…together…to bring the ark of God …So to bring the ark of God …So they carried the ark of God they carried the ark of God on a new cart .. on a new cart .. Then David Then David and all Israel played music and all Israel played music before God with all their before God with all their might, with singing, on might, with singing, on harps, on stringed harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with on cymbals, and with trumpets. trumpets.


Then the anger of the Lord Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before and he died there before God. God.


Then the anger of the Lord Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before and he died there before God. God. And David became And David became angry because of the Lord’s angry because of the Lord’s outbreak…David was afraid outbreak…David was afraid of God that dayof God that day


David gathered all Israel ..to David gathered all Israel ..to bring up the ark of the Lord bring up the ark of the Lord to its placeto its place


David gathered all Israel ..to David gathered all Israel ..to bring up the ark of the Lord bring up the ark of the Lord to its placeto its placeThen David said, “No one Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the arkchosen them to carry the ark


David gathered all Israel ..to David gathered all Israel ..to bring up the ark of the Lord bring up the ark of the Lord to its placeto its placeThen David said, “No one Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the arkchosen them to carry the arkAnd the children of the And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders… on their shoulders… according to the word of the according to the word of the Lord. Lord.






• Religion pleases men, only faith to God


• Only way to righteousness is God’s way• Encouraging us to submit to God’s Word

Jesus said to him, “I am the Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father No one comes to the Father except through Me. except through Me.

John 14:6John 14:6

Do you not know that the Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? the kingdom of God?

1 Corinthians 6:9-101 Corinthians 6:9-10

Do you not know that the Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? the kingdom of God? Do not Do not be deceived. Neither be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-101 Corinthians 6:9-10

And such were some of you. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:111 Corinthians 6:11







• Only way to righteousness is God’s way• Encouraging us to submit to God’s Word• Righteousness is worth whatever the cost

““Do not think that I came to Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but not come to bring peace but a sword. a sword.

Matthew 10:34-36Matthew 10:34-36

““Do not think that I came to Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but not come to bring peace but a sword. a sword. For I have come to For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own will be those of his own household.’household.’ Matthew 10:34-36Matthew 10:34-36







• Only way to righteousness is God’s way• Encouraging us to submit to God’s Word• Righteousness is worth whatever the cost

““Not everyone who says to Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaventhe kingdom of heaven


““Not everyone who says to Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of heaven, but but he who does the will of My he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Father in heaven.


Many will say to Me in that Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your cast out demons in Your name, and done many name, and done many wonders in Your name?’wonders in Your name?’


Many will say to Me in that Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your cast out demons in Your name, and done many name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ wonders in Your name?’ And And then I will declare to them, ‘I then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice Me, you who practice lawlessness!’lawlessness!’


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“By Faith Abel Offered” “By Faith Abel Offered” Pg 1068 In Church Bibles Hebrews 11:4 Hebrews 11:4