{"id":13129,"date":"2024-07-21T21:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=13129"},"modified":"2024-07-21T21:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:01:59","slug":"%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%81%a8%e3%82%a2%e3%83%99%e3%83%ab%ef%bc%9a%ef%bc%92%e3%81%a4%e3%81%ae%e7%95%b0%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8b%e7%94%9f%e3%81%8d%e6%96%b9%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%81%a8%e3%82%a2%e3%83%99%e3%83%ab%ef%bc%9a%ef%bc%92%e3%81%a4%e3%81%ae%e7%95%b0%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8b%e7%94%9f%e3%81%8d%e6%96%b9%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\uff1a\uff12\u3064\u306e\u7570\u306a\u308b\u751f\u304d\u65b9\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13130\" 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\/>\u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u300c\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u300d\u304c\u59cb\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u3053\u306e\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306b\u3001\u795e\u304c\u5275\u9020\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4eba\u9593\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u3001\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u304c\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u751f\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u304c\u307e\u3063\u305f\u304f\u7570\u306a\u308b\u4eba\u751f\u3092\u751f\u304d\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3059\u3002\u9858\u308f\u304f\u3070\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u3068\u5c0e\u304d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u559c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u751f\u304d\u65b9\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u305f\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff08\u672c\u591a\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9A%EF%BC%92%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AE%E7%95%B0%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8D%E6%96%B9-cain-and-abel-two-different-ways-to-live\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5\u4e00\u751f\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3002<\/a><br \/>\n\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Cain and Abel: Two Different Ways to Live<br \/>\n\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\uff1a\uff12\u3064\u306e\u7570\u306a\u308b\u751f\u304d\u65b9<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nJuly 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, we began our new message series, \u201cLearning from Others, How to Live with God\u201d.\u3000 \u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u300c\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u300d\u304c\u59cb\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Okura started off this series by talking about Adam and Eve, the very first human beings that God created, who we all have descended from.\u3000 \u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u3053\u306e\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306b\u3001\u795e\u304c\u5275\u9020\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4eba\u9593\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5168\u3066\u306e\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Their blood flows through us.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u8840\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u6d41\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And through them, we have all inherited a sin nature.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u307f\u306a\u7f6a\u306e\u6027\u8cea\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u7d99\u3044\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can see this sin nature lived out in our own lives, and also in the lives of the people in the Bible that we will be looking at through this message series.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7f6a\u306e\u6027\u8cea\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u751f\u6d3b\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3082\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3053\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30fb\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304f\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u751f\u6d3b\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3082\u751f\u304d\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, as Pastor Okura shared last Sunday, \u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u304c\u5206\u304b\u3061\u5408\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>we can see God\u2019s mercy and grace in His dealing with all of these people, as well as with us today.\u3000\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6190\u308c\u307f\u3068\u6075\u307f\u3092\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3084\u73fe\u4ee3\u306e\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u795e\u306e\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, we will look at Cain and Abel and see how these first two offsprings of Adam and Eve lived in relationship to God.\u3000 \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u3001\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u304c\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u751f\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s open up the Bible to Genesis 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\u3092\u958b\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:1-2<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup><\/strong><strong>Now the man\u00a0had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to\u00a0Cain, and she said, <sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u4eba\u306f\u305d\u306e\u59bb\u30a8\u30d0\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u307f\u3054\u3082\u308a\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u7523\u3093\u3067\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001<\/strong><strong>\u201cI have gotten a\u00a0manchild with\u00a0<em>the help of<\/em>\u00a0the\u00a0Lord.\u201d\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. <\/strong><strong>\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u4e3b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u4eba\u3092\u5f97\u305f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u307e\u305f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5f1f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u7523\u3093\u3060\u3002<\/strong><strong>And\u00a0Abel was\u00a0a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.<\/strong><strong>\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u7f8a\u3092\u98fc\u3046\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u571f\u3092\u8015\u3059\u8005\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here we see the record of the births of Cain and Abel.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u306b\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u8a18\u9332\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Cain meant, \u201cI\u2019ve got him\u201d or \u201cHere he is.\u201d\u3000 \u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u306b\u306f \u300c\u6355\u307e\u3048\u305f \u300d\u3068\u304b\u300c\u3053\u3053\u306b\u3044\u308b \u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u610f\u5473\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Some biblical scholars have pointed out that Eve might have thought Cain was the seed that God had promised in Genesis 3:15.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u5b66\u8005\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30a8\u30d0\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\u3067\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u3057\u305f\u7a2e\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u6307\u6458\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3082\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Eve might have thought that the baby she held in her arms was to be their Savior.\u3000 \u30a8\u30d0\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u8155\u306b\u62b1\u3044\u305f\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u9054\u306e\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we soon find out that this was not the case.\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3059\u3050\u306b\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It says that Abel was a keeper of flocks, while Cain was a tiller of the ground.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u7fa4\u308c\u3092\u98fc\u3046\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u571f\u3092\u8015\u3059\u8005\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:3-5<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff13\u7bc0\uff0d\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>3\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>So it came about\u00a0in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the\u00a0Lord\u00a0of the fruit of the ground.\u00a0<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u65e5\u304c\u305f\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5730\u306e\u7523\u7269\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u4e3b\u306b\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3068\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0had regard for Abel and for his offering;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u306e\u3046\u3044\u3054\u3068\u80a5\u3048\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3068\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3002\u4e3b\u306f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3068\u3092\u9867\u307f\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>but\u00a0for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So\u00a0Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.<sup> 45<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u305d\u306e\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3068\u306f\u9867\u307f\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5927\u3044\u306b\u61a4\u3063\u3066\u3001\u9854\u3092\u4f0f\u305b\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here we see that both Cain and Abel presented an offering to God.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3082\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3082\u795e\u306b\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3092\u6367\u3052\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Please note that it is not the type of offering that was important here but the heart and attitude in which the offerings were presented.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u306e\u306f\u3001\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u306e\u7a2e\u985e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3092\u6367\u3052\u308b\u5fc3\u3068\u614b\u5ea6\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u6ce8\u76ee\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is plainly stated that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5730\u306e\u5b9f\u308a\u3092\u4e3b\u306b\u6367\u3052\u305f\u3068\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, regarding Abel\u2019s offering it says he brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u6367\u3052\u7269\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u306e\u521d\u7a42\u3068\u305d\u306e\u8102\u80aa\u306e\u90e8\u5206\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3068\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Cain gave from what he had, but Abel gave the best he could offer to God.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3082\u306e\u304b\u3089\u6367\u3052\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u795e\u306b\u6367\u3052\u3046\u308b\u6700\u9ad8\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3092\u6367\u3052\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the writer of the book of Hebrews clearly explained why God had a regard for (accepted) Abel and his offering but rejected Cain and his offering.\u3000 \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u8457\u8005\u306f\u3001\u795e\u304c\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u6367\u3052\u3082\u306e\u3092\u9867\u307f\uff08\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\uff09\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u305d\u306e\u6367\u3052\u3082\u306e\u3092\u62d2\u3093\u3060\u7406\u7531\u3092\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The clear difference was faith.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u660e\u78ba\u306a\u9055\u3044\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hebrews 11:4<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u3078\u30d6\u30eb\u66f8\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By faith\u00a0Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he\u00a0obtained the testimony that he was righteous, <\/strong><strong>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3088\u308a\u3082\u307e\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3044\u3051\u306b\u3048\u3092\u795e\u306b\u3055\u3055\u3052\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7fa9\u306a\u308b\u8005\u3068\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><strong>God testifying\u00a0about his\u00a0gifts, and through\u00a0faith, though\u00a0he is dead, he still speaks.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u795e\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3092\u3088\u3057\u3068\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u304c\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u4eca\u3082\u306a\u304a\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cain\u2019s offering was given without much thought, while Abel\u2019s offering was given by faith.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u6367\u3052\u7269\u306f\u6df1\u304f\u8003\u3048\u305a\u306b\u6367\u3052\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u6367\u3052\u7269\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6367\u3052\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God was concerned with the heart in which the offering was given and not just the offering itself.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u732e\u3052\u7269\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u732e\u3052\u7269\u3092\u6367\u3052\u308b\u5fc3\u306b\u95a2\u5fc3\u3092\u6301\u305f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cain became angry because he couldn\u2019t bear that his brother was accepted before God and he was not.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u6012\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u5f1f\u304c\u795e\u306e\u524d\u306b\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u8010\u3048\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cain was not well in his relationship with God, and therefore he couldn\u2019t look up to God.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u304c\u3046\u307e\u304f\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u795e\u3092\u898b\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:6-7<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Then the\u00a0Lord\u00a0said to Cain, \u201cWhy are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?\u00a0<sup>6<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u4e3b\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u306a\u305c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u61a4\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3001\u306a\u305c\u9854\u3092\u4f0f\u305b\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>7\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>If you do well,\u00a0will not\u00a0<em>your countenance<\/em>\u00a0be lifted up?\u00a0<sup>7<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u9854\u3092\u3042\u3052\u305f\u3089\u3088\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you,\u00a0but you must master it.\u201d<\/strong><strong>\u3082\u3057\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u7f6a\u304c\u9580\u53e3\u306b\u5f85\u3061\u4f0f\u305b\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u6155\u3044\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u305d\u308c\u3092\u6cbb\u3081\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>God confronted Cain in a loving manner by asking him questions, so that Cain might examine his own heart.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u7701\u307f\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u611b\u60c5\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u8cea\u554f\u3092\u6295\u3052\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God made it clear that Cain would be accepted if he did well, or more specifically was well in his relationship with Him.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u3088\u304f\u884c\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308c\u3070\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u8a00\u3048\u3070\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u826f\u304d\u95a2\u4fc2\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3068\u660e\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cain could resist sin and find blessing with God\u2019s help, or he could give in to sin and be devoured by it.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u7f6a\u306b\u62b5\u6297\u3057\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u795d\u798f\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3057\u3001\u7f6a\u306b\u5c48\u670d\u3057\u3066\u7f6a\u306b\u98df\u3044\u5c3d\u304f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As God talked with Cain, He also speaks to us so that we might look at the issues of our hearts.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u5fc3\u306e\u554f\u984c\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u3082\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A humble response to such an encounter with God should cause us to seek His help in showing us our faults, \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u4ecb\u5165\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u8b19\u865a\u306a\u5fdc\u7b54\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u6b20\u70b9\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u795e\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3001<\/p>\n<p>to repent, and make things well with Him.\u3000\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u3066\u3001\u795e\u3068\u306e\u9593\u3067\u7269\u4e8b\u3092\u3046\u307e\u304f\u9032\u3081\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3055\u305b\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Psalm 139:23-24<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u8a69\u7bc7\uff11\uff13\uff19\u7bc7\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>23\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; <\/strong><strong>\u795e\u3088\u3001\u3069\u3046\u304b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u63a2\u3063\u3066\u3001\u308f\u304c\u5fc3\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u8a66\u307f\u3066\u3001\u308f\u304c\u3082\u308d\u3082\u308d\u306e\u601d\u3044\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>24\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>and see if there be any\u00a0hurtful way in me, and\u00a0lead me in the\u00a0everlasting way.<\/strong> <strong><sup>23<\/sup><\/strong><strong><sup> 24<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u60aa\u3057\u304d\u9053\u306e\u3042\u308b\u304b\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u3068\u3053\u3057\u3048\u306e\u9053\u306b\u5c0e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you sense that something is not right with your heart, if you sense that your relationship with God is not right, or that you have an anger or hatred issue with someone, then come humbly before the Lord to have Him examine your heart.\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5fc3\u304c\u6b63\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u611f\u3058\u305f\u3089\u3001\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u304c\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u611f\u3058\u305f\u3089\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u8ab0\u304b\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u6012\u308a\u3084\u618e\u3057\u307f\u306e\u554f\u984c\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3068\u611f\u3058\u305f\u3089\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u524d\u306b\u8b19\u865a\u306b\u6765\u3066\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u8abf\u3079\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3044\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Admitting our sinful nature and sinful tendencies before God is a healthy thing to do.\u3000 \u81ea\u5206\u306e\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u6027\u8cea\u3084\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u50be\u5411\u3092\u795e\u306e\u524d\u306b\u8a8d\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5065\u5168\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Along with this confession before God, we must also desire to seek His help in leading us in His right and everlasting way.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u795e\u306e\u524d\u3067\u306e\u544a\u767d\u3068\u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u6c38\u9060\u306e\u9053\u306b\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u5c0e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>His everlasting way does not produce anxiety or harm to ourself or others.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306e\u6c38\u9060\u306e\u9053\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u81ea\u8eab\u3084\u4ed6\u8005\u306b\u4e0d\u5b89\u3084\u5bb3\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Cain did not take heed of God\u2019s warning.\u00a0 Instead, he let his anger fester.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u795e\u306e\u8b66\u544a\u3092\u805e\u304d\u5165\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3069\u3053\u308d\u304b\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u6012\u308a\u3092\u52df\u3089\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:8<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cain\u00a0told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and\u00a0killed him.<\/strong> <strong>\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5f1f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3055\u3042\u3001\u91ce\u539f\u3078\u884c\u3053\u3046\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u91ce\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5f1f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u304b\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cain had purposed to kill his brother when he called him out to the field.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5f1f\u3092\u91ce\u306b\u547c\u3073\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u6642\u3001\u6bba\u3059\u3064\u3082\u308a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>No human being had ever died or been killed prior to this point.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u4ee5\u524d\u306b\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u308a\u6bba\u3055\u308c\u305f\u308a\u3057\u305f\u4eba\u9593\u306f\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, Cain became the first murderer in the history of mankind.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u4eba\u985e\u53f2\u4e0a\u6700\u521d\u306e\u6bba\u4eba\u8005\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That the first person to be born into this world should become the murderer of the second person to be born into this world shows the sad reality of the sinfulness of mankind.\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u751f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4eba\u9593\u304c\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u751f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u4e8c\u756a\u76ee\u306e\u4eba\u9593\u306e\u6bba\u4eba\u8005\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u9593\u306e\u7f6a\u6df1\u3055\u306e\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u73fe\u5b9f\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Instead of holding in check the sin that was crouching at the door of his heart, Cain let the sin of hatred toward his brother take control of him and he killed Abel.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5fc3\u306e\u6249\u306b\u3046\u305a\u304f\u307e\u308b\u7f6a\u3092\u6291\u3048\u308b\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u3078\u306e\u618e\u3057\u307f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7f6a\u306b\u652f\u914d\u3055\u308c\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As God lovingly reached out to Adam and Eve after they sinned, here also God lovingly reaches out to Cain who had sinned.\u3000 \u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u305f\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306b\u795e\u304c\u611b\u60c5\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u624b\u3092\u5dee\u3057\u4f38\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3053\u3053\u3067\u3082\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u305f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u611b\u60c5\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u624b\u3092\u5dee\u3057\u4f38\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:9<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u8a69\u7bc7\uff14\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then the\u00a0Lord\u00a0said to Cain, \u201cWhere is Abel your brother?\u201d And he said, \u201cI do not know. Am I my brother\u2019s keeper?\u201d<\/strong> <strong>\u4e3b\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5f1f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3001\u300c\u77e5\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u5f1f\u306e\u756a\u4eba\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like with Adam and Eve, God asked Cain of what he had done.\u3000 \u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306e\u6642\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u305f\u306e\u304b\u5c0b\u306d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Adam and Eve reluctantly admitted their guilt, but Cain tried to cover it up by lying.\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306f\u3057\u3076\u3057\u3076\u7f6a\u3092\u8a8d\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5618\u3092\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3054\u307e\u304b\u305d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Cain\u2019s response truly exposed his lack of respect for God and his disregard for Abel.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u8fd4\u7b54\u306f\u3001\u795e\u3078\u306e\u656c\u610f\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3078\u306e\u8efd\u8996\u3092\u5982\u5b9f\u306b\u9732\u5448\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In all actuality, Cain was supposed to be his brother\u2019s keeper, but instead became his brother\u2019s murderer.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u5f1f\u306e\u756a\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u5f1f\u306e\u6bba\u4eba\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cain\u2019s murderous rage was inspired by his pride and jealousy.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u6bba\u4eba\u306e\u6012\u308a\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u3068\u5ac9\u59ac\u306b\u89e6\u767a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Based on Cain\u2019s response to God\u2019s inquiry regarding where his brother Abel was, \u5f1f\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u5c45\u5834\u6240\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u795e\u306e\u554f\u3044\u304b\u3051\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u304b\u3089\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001<\/p>\n<p>we are left to wonder if he had any love of God in him at all.\u3000\u5f7c\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u611b\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u3055\u3048\u3001\u7591\u308f\u3056\u308b\u3092\u5f97\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The apostle John clearly points out the reason Cain killed Abel.\u3000 \u4f7f\u5f92\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u7406\u7531\u3092\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u6307\u6458\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>1 John 3:11-12<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u7b2c\u4e00\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>For this is the message\u00a0which you have heard from the beginning,\u00a0that we should love one another;\u00a0<sup>11<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u4e92\u306b\u611b\u3057\u5408\u3046\u3079\u304d\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3053\u308c\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u521d\u3081\u304b\u3089\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304a\u3068\u305a\u308c\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>not as\u00a0Cain,\u00a0<em>who<\/em>\u00a0was of\u00a0the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because\u00a0his deeds were evil, and his brother\u2019s were righteous.<\/strong><strong><sup> 12<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u60aa\u3057\u304d\u8005\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u306a\u305c\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3002\u5f7c\u306e\u308f\u3056\u304c\u60aa\u304f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u306e\u308f\u3056\u306f\u6b63\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going back to the offerings that were given, Abel gave righteously to God because of his faith in Him, while Cain did not.\u3000 \u6367\u3052\u3089\u308c\u305f\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u306b\u8a71\u3092\u623b\u3059\u3068\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u3086\u3048\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u6b63\u3057\u304f\u6367\u3052\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u305d\u3046\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The evil in Cain\u2019s heart, pushed out God\u2019s love, and disabled him from being able to love his brother Abel.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u5fc3\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3042\u308b\u60aa\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u611b\u3092\u3057\u3081\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u5f1f\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Cain\u2019s lack of love for God and his brother, which is evil, led him to slay Abel rather than to be his keeper (lovingly care for him).\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u795e\u3068\u5f1f\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u611b\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3001\u3064\u307e\u308a\u60aa\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u756a\u4eba\uff08\u611b\u60c5\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u4e16\u8a71\u3092\u3059\u308b\u4eba\uff09\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u6bba\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the same can be true for all of us.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u540c\u3058\u3053\u3068\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>If we allow anger to fester, leading to unforgiveness, bitterness, and then hatred to take hold of our hearts, then God\u2019s love will get pushed out.\u3000 \u6012\u308a\u304c\u81bf\u307f\u3001\u8a31\u305b\u305a\u3001\u6068\u307f\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u618e\u3057\u307f\u304c\u5fc3\u3092\u652f\u914d\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3092\u3088\u3057\u3068\u3059\u308b\u306e\u306a\u3089\u3001\u795e\u306e\u611b\u306f\u62bc\u3057\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We should be careful not to follow in Cain\u2019s footsteps.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u4e8c\u306e\u821e\u306b\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6c17\u3092\u3064\u3051\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Seeing that Cain did not show any remorse for what he had done, God pronounces judgment upon him.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u4f55\u306e\u53cd\u7701\u3082\u793a\u3055\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u88c1\u304d\u3092\u5ba3\u544a\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:10-12<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>He said, \u201cWhat have you done?\u00a0The voice of your brother\u2019s blood is crying to Me from the ground.\u00a0\u00a0<sup>10<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u4e3b\u306f\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5f1f\u306e\u8840\u306e\u58f0\u304c\u571f\u306e\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u53eb\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Now\u00a0you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother\u2019s blood from your hand.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>11<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u4eca\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u306e\u308d\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3053\u306e\u571f\u5730\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3053\u306e\u571f\u5730\u304c\u53e3\u3092\u3042\u3051\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u624b\u304b\u3089\u5f1f\u306e\u8840\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059<\/strong><strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you;\u00a0you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.\u201d<\/strong><strong><sup> 12<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u571f\u5730\u3092\u8015\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u571f\u5730\u306f\u3001\u3082\u306f\u3084\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5b9f\u3092\u7d50\u3073\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u5730\u4e0a\u306e\u653e\u6d6a\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The idea of blood crying out to God from the ground is later repeated in the Bible.\u3000 \u5730\u9762\u304b\u3089\u795e\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u53eb\u3076\u8840\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8003\u3048\u306f\u3001\u5f8c\u306b\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u7e70\u308a\u8fd4\u3055\u308c\u3066\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Numbers 35:29-34 describes how the blood of unpunished murderers defiles the land.\u3000 \u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff13\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\uff19\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff13\uff14\u7bc0\u306b\u306f\u3001\u7f70\u305b\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u6bba\u4eba\u8005\u306e\u8840\u304c\u3001\u3044\u304b\u306b\u5730\u3092\u6c5a\u3059\u304b\u304c\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cain had defiled the land by spilling the blood of his brother through premeditated murder.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u8a08\u753b\u7684\u306a\u6bba\u4eba\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5f1f\u306e\u8840\u3092\u6d41\u3057\u3001\u5927\u5730\u3092\u6c5a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was already hard for Adam to bring forth food from the earth (Genesis 3:17-18), but now that curse would be amplified for Cain.\u3000 \u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u304c\u5730\u304b\u3089\u98df\u7269\u3092\u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306f\u65e2\u306b\u56f0\u96e3\u3067\u3057\u305f\u305f\u304c\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff18\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u4eca\u3084\u305d\u306e\u546a\u3044\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5897\u5e45\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As a tiller of the ground, Cain will find that it will be impossible for him to yield any crops.\u3000 \u5730\u3092\u8015\u3059\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4f5c\u7269\u3092\u53ce\u7a6b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd\u306a\u306e\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Adam and Eve were driven from Eden because of their sin (Genesis 3:24), but now Cain would be driven from his parents, becoming a wanderer on the earth.\u3000 \u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u306f\u7f6a\u306e\u3086\u3048\u306b\u30a8\u30c7\u30f3\u304b\u3089\u8ffd\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304c\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u4eca\u5ea6\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u4e21\u89aa\u304b\u3089\u8ffd\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u3001\u5730\u4e0a\u3092\u3055\u307e\u3088\u3046\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He would have to wander from place to place seeking food rather than living a settled life.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u5b9a\u4f4f\u751f\u6d3b\u3092\u9001\u308b\u3069\u3053\u308d\u304b\u3001\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u3042\u3061\u3053\u3061\u3092\u653e\u6d6a\u3057\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The harsh reality is that sin results in broken relationships and alienation.\u3000 \u7f6a\u306b\u306f\u4eba\u9593\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u58ca\u3057\u3001\u758e\u5916\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53b3\u3057\u3044\u73fe\u5b9f\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Genesis 4:13-15<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Cain said to the\u00a0Lord, \u201cMy punishment is too great to bear!\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>Behold, You have\u00a0driven me this day from the face of the ground; <sup>13<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u4e3b\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7f70\u306f\u91cd\u304f\u3066\u8ca0\u3044\u304d\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>14<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3001\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u5730\u306e\u304a\u3082\u3066\u304b\u3089\u8ffd\u653e\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong><strong>and from Your face I will be hidden, and\u00a0I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and\u00a0whoever finds me will kill me.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u3001\u5730\u4e0a\u306e\u653e\u6d6a\u8005\u3068\u306a\u3089\u306d\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u898b\u4ed8\u3051\u308b\u4eba\u306f\u3060\u308c\u3067\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u6bba\u3059\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>So the\u00a0Lord\u00a0said to him, \u201cTherefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him\u00a0sevenfold.\u201d <\/strong><strong><sup>15<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u4e3b\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u3060\u308c\u3067\u3082\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u6bba\u3059\u8005\u306f\u4e03\u500d\u306e\u5fa9\u8b90\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><strong>And the\u00a0Lord\u00a0appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.<\/strong><strong>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e3b\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u898b\u4ed8\u3051\u308b\u8005\u304c\u3001\u3060\u308c\u3082\u5f7c\u3092\u6253\u3061\u6bba\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306e\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cain responded to God\u2019s judgment with deep anguish.\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u6df1\u3044\u82e6\u60a9\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u795e\u306e\u88c1\u304d\u306b\u5fdc\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see here that Cain didn\u2019t feel bad about his sin, but only about his punishment.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u7f6a\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u60aa\u3044\u3068\u306f\u601d\u3063\u3066\u304a\u3089\u305a\u3001\u305f\u3060\u7f70\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3060\u3051\u611f\u3058\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u793a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, we see this too often in our society even today.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u793e\u4f1a\u3067\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u3067\u3082\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3057\u3070\u3057\u3070\u898b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Having been driven away from his family and from God, Cain feared for his life.\u3000 \u5bb6\u65cf\u304b\u3089\u3082\u795e\u304b\u3089\u3082\u8ffd\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u547d\u306e\u5371\u967a\u3092\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At this point, some of you may be wondering, what other people were there on the earth to kill Cain?\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u6bba\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5730\u4e0a\u306b\u4ed6\u306b\u3069\u3093\u306a\u4eba\u304c\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3060\u308d\u3046\u3001\u3068\u601d\u3046\u4eba\u3082\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although only Cain and Abel and Adam and Eve are mentioned by name in the Bible up to this point, \u3053\u3053\u307e\u3067\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3001\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u3057\u304b\u540d\u524d\u304c\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>there would soon be many other children born to Adam and Eve and to their descendants.\u3000\u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3068\u30a8\u30d0\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3084\u304c\u3066\u4ed6\u306b\u3082\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you read Genesis, you will notice that the people at that time lived a very long time, so Cain would have lived a long time as well.\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u3001\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u3068\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u9577\u751f\u304d\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3082\u9577\u751f\u304d\u3057\u305f\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God did not want Cain to be killed by others.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u4eba\u306b\u6bba\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u671b\u307e\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, God set an identifying and protective mark upon Cain.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u8b58\u5225\u3068\u4fdd\u8b77\u306e\u5370\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here, we see God\u2019s kindness toward Cain even in the midst of his judgment of him.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u88c1\u304d\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3082\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u512a\u3057\u3055\u304c\u8868\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What thoughts have come to your mind as you have listened to Cain and Abel\u2019s relationship with God and to each other?\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e92\u3044\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u805e\u304d\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5fc3\u306b\u306f\u3069\u3093\u306a\u601d\u3044\u304c\u6d6e\u304b\u3093\u3060\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you have thought of a time that you were angry at someone.\u3000 \u3082\u3057\u304b\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u8ab0\u304b\u306b\u8179\u3092\u7acb\u3066\u305f\u6642\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u3044\u6d6e\u304b\u3079\u305f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you have thought of a time when someone was angry at you.\u3000 \u8ab0\u304b\u306b\u6012\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8003\u3048\u305f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have had some sibling rivalry growing up, and can think of a time that you might have actually wanted to kill your brother or sister?\u3000 \u3082\u3057\u304b\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u5e7c\u3044\u3053\u308d\u306b\u5144\u5f1f\u3052\u3093\u304b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We cannot dismiss the example of Cain and Abel\u2019s lives as something that is ancient or foreign to us.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u4f8b\u3092\u3001\u5927\u6614\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u7570\u8cea\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3068\u3057\u3066\u7247\u4ed8\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see many other cases of sibling rivalry throughout the pages of the Bible.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4ed6\u306b\u3082\u5144\u5f1f\u55a7\u5629\u306e\u4f8b\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I think of Esau and Jacob, Joseph with his brothers, Moses with his brother and sister, and David with his brothers.\u3000 \u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u3068\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u9054\u3068\u3001\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5144\u3068\u59c9\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u3068\u5f7c\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u9054\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here in these relationships, we also learn of the right way to handle matters and the painful results of not handling matters in the right way.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u95a2\u4fc2\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u554f\u984c\u3092\u51e6\u7406\u3059\u308b\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u65b9\u6cd5\u3068\u3001\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u65b9\u6cd5\u3067\u554f\u984c\u3092\u51e6\u7406\u3057\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u5834\u5408\u306e\u75db\u307f\u3092\u4f34\u3046\u7d50\u679c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5b66\u3076\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I want to share with you of my relationship with my sister.\u3000 \u79c1\u306e\u59c9\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I want to share with you of how my sister came to Christ.\u3000 \u5b9f\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u59c9\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u305f\u304b\u3092\u7686\u3055\u3093\u306b\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>My sister, Rie, who many of you know, was born 4 years and 7 months before me.\u3000 \u3054\u5b58\u77e5\u306e\u65b9\u3082\u591a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046\u304c\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u59c9\u3001\u674e\u6c5f\u306f\u79c1\u3088\u308a\uff14\u5e74\uff17\u30ab\u6708\u65e9\u304f\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>She was the first granddaughter on my mother\u2019s side of the family, since my mother was the oldest child of six in her family.\u3000 \u79c1\u306e\u6bcd\u306f\uff16\u4eba\u5144\u5f1f\u306e\u9577\u5973\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u79c1\u306e\u6bcd\u65b9\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u5b6b\u5a18\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, for 4 years and 7 months, she had all the love and adoration of her parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles.\u3000 \u3060\u304b\u30894\u5e747\u30ab\u6708\u9593\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u4e21\u89aa\u3001\u7956\u7236\u6bcd\u3001\u53d4\u7236\u53d4\u6bcd\u306e\u611b\u60c5\u3092\u4e00\u8eab\u306b\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, I came along, and suddenly her \u201cperfect world\u201d was messed up.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u306b\u79c1\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u7a81\u7136\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306e \u300c\u5b8c\u74a7\u306a\u4e16\u754c\u300d\u306f\u3081\u3061\u3083\u304f\u3061\u3083\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>My sister has said that she was okay with me for a little while, but after awhile she was wondering when I was going to go away.\u3000 \u59c9\u306f\u3001\u5c11\u3057\u306e\u9593\u306f\u79c1\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u3066\u3082\u5e73\u6c17\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u3044\u3064\u79c1\u304c\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3092\u8003\u3048\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if I had been a good younger brother then it might have been easier for her to tolerate me, but I hate to admit this, but I was a real brat!\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u3082\u3057\u79c1\u304c\u3044\u3044\u5f1f\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u59c9\u306f\u79c1\u3092\u5bb9\u8a8d\u3057\u3084\u3059\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u8a8d\u3081\u305f\u304f\u306f\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u60aa\u30ac\u30ad\u3067\u3057\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t a brat in the sense of being openly bad in my behavior.\u3000\u79c1\u306f\u7d20\u884c\u304c\u60aa\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u610f\u5473\u3067\u306e\u60aa\u30ac\u30ad\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I was the kind of child that would say and do things to please the people around me, but often got under the skin of my sister.\u3000 \u5468\u56f2\u3092\u559c\u3070\u305b\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u8a00\u52d5\u3092\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5b50\u4f9b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u59c9\u306e\u6a5f\u5acc\u3092\u640d\u306d\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u591a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I said that I wanted to share with you of how my sister came to Christ.\u3000 \u79c1\u306f\u3001\u59c9\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u305f\u304b\u3092\u5206\u304b\u3061\u5408\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In my sister\u2019s teen years, she came to Christ because she really couldn\u2019t stand me, \u59c9\u304c\uff11\uff10\u4ee3\u306e\u9803\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u6211\u6162\u306a\u3089\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>and because she couldn\u2019t get rid of her dislike of me and knowing that that was sin, \u79c1\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u5acc\u60aa\u611f\u3092\u62ed\u3044\u53bb\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u7f6a\u3060\u3068\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3001<\/p>\n<p>she confessed that to God and turned to Jesus to save her.\u3000\u59c9\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u544a\u767d\u3057\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u6551\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u8fd4\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, you see, I did not lead my sister to Christ because of my good witness for Him.<\/p>\n<p>\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u826f\u3044\u8a3c\u3057\u3092\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3001\u59c9\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5c0e\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, I was a thorn in my sister\u2019s flesh that made her realize that God\u2019s grace was sufficient for her to be \u201csaved\u201d from her sinful thoughts toward me.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u59c9\u306e\u8089\u306b\u523a\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3052\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u59c9\u304c\u79c1\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u601d\u3044\u304b\u3089\u300c\u6551\u308f\u308c\u308b\u300d\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6075\u307f\u3067\u5341\u5206\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u609f\u3089\u305b\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>When sin was crouching at the door of her heart, she turned to Jesus Christ to take control of her life.\u3000 \u7f6a\u304c\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u5fc3\u306e\u6249\u306b\u3057\u3083\u304c\u307f\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u6642\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u4eba\u751f\u3092\u652f\u914d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I did not even know about this testimony of my sister\u2019s coming to Christ until fairly recently.\u3000 \u6b63\u76f4\u306a\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u3064\u3044\u6700\u8fd1\u307e\u3067\u3001\u59c9\u304c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u306e\u8a3c\u3057\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u77e5\u308a\u3082\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I am glad that I am still alive today to tell it.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3092\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4eca\u65e5\u3082\u751f\u304d\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b09\u3057\u304f\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abel\u2019s life of faith in God and righteousness continues to speak out through the blood that he shed.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u7fa9\u306e\u751f\u6daf\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u6d41\u3057\u305f\u8840\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u7d99\u304c\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The blood of Abel is mentioned by Jesus, and as we saw earlier it is mentioned in the book of Hebrews.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u3001\u5148\u306b\u898b\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306b\u3082\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Luke 11:47-51<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff17\u7bc0\uff0d\uff15\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>47\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Woe to you! For you build the\u00a0tombs of the prophets, and\u00a0<em>it was<\/em>\u00a0your fathers\u00a0<em>who<\/em>\u00a0killed them.\u00a0<sup>47<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u308f\u3056\u308f\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306e\u7891\u3092\u5efa\u3066\u308b\u304c\u3001\u3057\u304b\u3057\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u5148\u7956\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3060\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>48\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build\u00a0<em>their tombs<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>48<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5148\u7956\u306e\u3057\u308f\u3056\u306b\u540c\u610f\u3059\u308b\u8a3c\u4eba\u306a\u306e\u3060\u3002\u5148\u7956\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u304c\u305d\u306e\u7891\u3092\u5efa\u3066\u308b\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>49\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>For this reason also\u00a0the wisdom of God said, \u2018I will send to them prophets and apostles, and\u00a0<em>some<\/em>\u00a0of them they will kill and\u00a0<em>some<\/em>\u00a0they will\u00a0persecute,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>49<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u300e\u795e\u306e\u77e5\u6075\u300f\u3082\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3001\u300e\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u3068\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3092\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u3064\u304b\u308f\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306e\u3042\u308b\u8005\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u8feb\u5bb3\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300f\u3002<\/strong><strong><sup>50\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><strong>so that the blood of all the prophets, shed\u00a0since the foundation of the world, may be\u00a0charged against this generation,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>50<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u304b\u3089\u796d\u58c7\u3068\u795e\u6bbf\u3068\u306e\u9593\u3067\u6bba\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30b6\u30ab\u30ea\u30e4\u306e\u8840\u306b\u81f3\u308b\u307e\u3067\u3001\u4e16\u306e\u521d\u3081\u304b\u3089\u6d41\u3055\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u306e\u8840\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u304c\u305d\u306e\u8cac\u4efb\u3092\u554f\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3002<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>1 <\/sup><\/strong><strong>from\u00a0the blood of Abel to\u00a0the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house\u00a0<em>of God<\/em>; yes, I tell you, it shall be\u00a0charged against this generation.\u2019<\/strong><strong><sup> 51<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u305d\u3046\u3060\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u304c\u305d\u306e\u8cac\u4efb\u3092\u554f\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, Jesus was condemning the Jewish religious leaders of their hypocrisy.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u306e\u5b97\u6559\u6307\u5c0e\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306e\u507d\u5584\u3092\u975e\u96e3\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In a way, he was pointing out the fact that their religious activity lacked true faith in God and was shown through their lack of respect for God\u2019s Word.\u3000 \u3044\u308f\u3070\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5b97\u6559\u6d3b\u52d5\u304c\u795e\u3078\u306e\u771f\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u6b20\u304d\u3001\u795e\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u656c\u610f\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u793a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3092\u6307\u6458\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus included Abel with the Old Testament prophets, who were God\u2019s messengers.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u3001\u795e\u306e\u4f7f\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308b\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus charged the religious leaders of His day for killing the prophets, that is for turning a deaf ear to God\u2019s Word spoken to them.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u5b97\u6559\u6307\u5c0e\u8005\u9054\u304c\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3092\u6bba\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3001\u3064\u307e\u308a\u81ea\u5206\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u795e\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u8033\u3092\u8cb8\u3055\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u975e\u96e3\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sound like God\u2019s charge against Cain?\u3000 \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u795e\u306e\u544a\u767a\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u805e\u3053\u3048\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>As we already read earlier, Abel\u2019s faith in God and righteousness, still speaks out to us today.\u3000 \u5148\u306b\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u7fa9\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u3082\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u308a\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hebrews 11:4<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u3078\u30d6\u30eb\u66f8\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>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.\u3000<\/strong><strong>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3088\u308a\u3082\u307e\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3044\u3051\u306b\u3048\u3092\u795e\u306b\u3055\u3055\u3052\u3001<\/strong><strong>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7fa9\u306a\u308b\u8005\u3068\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u795e\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u4f9b\u3048\u7269\u3092\u3088\u3057\u3068\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u304c\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u4eca\u3082\u306a\u304a\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does the blood of Abel speak?\u00a0 It speaks of judgment for unbelief.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u306f\u4f55\u3092\u8a9e\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f \u305d\u308c\u306f\u4e0d\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u88c1\u304d\u3092\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, the writer of Hebrews brings Abel and Jesus together in their witness, specifically in their shedding of blood.\u3000\u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u8457\u8005\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u3068\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u305d\u306e\u8a3c\u3057\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u7279\u306b\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u8840\u3092\u6d41\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hebrews 12:24<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\uff08\u3078\u30d6\u30eb\u66f8\uff11\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>and to Jesus, the\u00a0mediator of a new covenant, and to the\u00a0sprinkled blood, which speaks better than\u00a0<em>the blood<\/em>\u00a0of Abel.<\/strong> <strong>\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5951\u7d04\u306e\u4ef2\u4fdd\u8005\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3001\u306a\u3089\u3073\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u3088\u308a\u3082\u529b\u5f37\u304f\u8a9e\u308b\u305d\u305d\u304c\u308c\u305f\u8840\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The context is that there are many witnesses who have gone on before us who lived by faith in God, but ultimately our faith is centered on Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u80cc\u666f\u306b\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u524d\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u304d\u305f\u591a\u304f\u306e\u8a3c\u4eba\u304c\u3044\u308b\u304c\u3001\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are reminded that we are able to come before God as forgiven sinners and made righteous before God, because of Jesus\u2019 death on the cross (sprinkled blood) for our sins.\u3000\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u7f6a\u8d66\u3055\u308c\u305f\u7f6a\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u524d\u306b\u51fa\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u524d\u306b\u7fa9\u3068\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u7f6a\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u4e0a\u3067\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\uff08\u3075\u308a\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u8840\uff09\u304a\u304b\u3052\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u601d\u3044\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus is the mediator of a new covenant between us and God.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3068\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u9593\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5951\u7d04\u306e\u4ef2\u4ecb\u8005\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The new covenant assures us of an eternal relationship with God through the perfect work of His Son Jesus Christ and our faith in Him.\u3000 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\u3053\u3053\u3067\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u8840\u3092\u3001\u6367\u3052\u3089\u308c\u305f\u751f\u8d04\u3068\u3044\u3046\u89b3\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u898b\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u6367\u3052\u305f\u751f\u8d04\u306b\u95a2\u4fc2\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>which was the first recorded sacrifice from man to God in the Bible.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u9593\u304b\u3089\u795e\u3078\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u751f\u8d04\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In this context, the blood of Jesus speaks better things than the blood of Abel, which was an animal sacrifice.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u6587\u8108\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8840\u306f\u3001\u52d5\u7269\u306e\u751f\u8d04\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u3088\u308a\u3082\u512a\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As we look at the blood of Abel as a martyr who was killed for his faith in God, his blood cries out for justice to be satisfied.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6bba\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6b89\u6559\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u3092\u898b\u308b\u6642\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u8840\u306f\u6b63\u7fa9\u304c\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u53eb\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The blood of Jesus speaks of better things, for it speaks of God\u2019s grace and of sin having been judged.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8840\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6075\u307f\u3068\u7f6a\u304c\u88c1\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The blood of Jesus cries out, \u201cJustice has been satisfied!\u201d\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8840\u306f\u300c\u6b63\u7fa9\u306f\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u305f\uff01\u300d\u3068\u53eb\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abel\u2019s blood still speaks out to us: I am made righteous through my faith in God not by offerings. \u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u8840\u306f\u4eca\u3082\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u308a\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a \u79c1\u306f\u6367\u3052\u3082\u306e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7fa9\u3068\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 blood still speaks out to us and even more loudly: I died for you, so your sins would be atoned for, and you will be restored to a right and eternal relationship with God. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8840\u306f\u4eca\u3082\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8a9e\u308a\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3059\uff1a\u79c1\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u7f6a\u306f\u8d16\u308f\u308c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u3068\u306e\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u6c38\u9060\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u56de\u5fa9\u3059\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Will you follow in the footsteps of Cain or Abel? \u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u30a2\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u3069\u3061\u3089\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Cain\u2019s life was one of bitterness, anger, and perpetual violence. \u30ab\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306f\u3001\u6068\u307f\u3001\u6012\u308a\u3001\u7d76\u3048\u9593\u306a\u3044\u66b4\u529b\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abel\u2019s life was one of peace with God founded upon His love for God and faith in Him. 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