Today's devotional: the corrosive power of anger
Few Bible stories are as well-known as that of Cain and Abel. It's the story of the first murder,...
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The corrosive power of anger
Few Bible stories are as well-known as that of Cain and Abel. But this devotional offers us a new take on the age-old story of the first murder.
http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/29/todays-devotional-the-corrosive-power-of-an...
Killing - a Christian perspective
God is crystal clear in the ten commandments about how he feels about killing. He states simply, you shall not murder.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020:13&version=NIV
Brother's keeper - a Christian perspective
After he killed his brother Abel, God asked Cain what had happened. Cain replied with an attempt to evade responsibility for what had happened, asking if he were his "brother's keeper."
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:8-10&version=NIV
Murder in the Bible: Genesis 4:1-12
The story of history's first murder. Jealous of his brother's relationship with God, Cain kills Abel, but finds that he cannot escape God's judgment on his crime.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen.4.1-12&version=NIV
The fool in the Bible: Matthew 5:21-22
Just as Jesus taught that lust and adultery were both equally sinful in God's eyes, here he shows that anyone who burns with anger against someone else has sinned! God isn't just concerned with our outward behavior, but with the thoughts and attitudes of our heart.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.5.21-22&version=NIV