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The Pathway to Perfection (English & Tamil)
1) The Root Causes Of Evil
2) Free Will And Conscience
3) How God Overcomes Evil
4) Choosing The Creator Over The Created
5) The Heavenly And Earthly Pulls
6) The Basis Of God's Forgiveness
7) Sin And Salvation
8) Faith And Obedience
9) How Man Fell Into Sin
10) God's Provision For Man's Failure
11) Repentance And Faith
12) Salvation From Sin And The World
13) God's Power Alone Can Help Us
14) Keeping The Tenth Commandment
15) Not A Servant But A Son
16) Our Maximum For The Lord
17) The Reality Of Final Judgement
18) The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice
19) Finding A Good Church
20) God Is Our Father
21) We Are Not Orphans
22) Becoming Good Like God
23) Renewal Through God's Word
24) God Is On Your Side Against Satan
25) God Controls All People And Events
26) The Renewal Of Our Minds
27) Cain And Abel
28) The Sin Of Jealousy
29) Two Types Of Sins
30) Lessons From Job's Life
31) Jesus Is Our Forerunner
32) The Humility Of Jesus
33) How Jesus Overcame Temptation
34) The Love That Jesus Had
35) Mercy And Grace
36) The Terms Of The New Covenant
37) Faith Results In Praising God
38) Faith Claims God's Promises
39) Praising God Enthrones Him
40) Praise Brings Victory
41) Obedience In The New Covenant
42) Obeying As Jesus Obeyed
43) Jesus Valued All Men
44) Jesus' Attitude To Material Things
45) New-Covenant Home Relationships
46) Love Between Husband And Wife
47) Unity Between Husband And Wife
48) Bringing Up Children In God's Ways
49) Faithful In Our Place Of Work
50) The Right Way To Pray
51) God-Centred Praying
52) The Fear Of God
53) Abraham's Testings
54) Joseph's Example
55) David's Successes And Failures
56) God's Part And Our Part
57) Judging Ourselves And Not Others
58) The Anointing Of The Spirit
59) Finding God's Perfect Will
60) The Purpose Of Failure
Summary
The sermon uses the story of Cain and Abel to illustrate the danger of sin, particularly jealousy and selfish ambition, which lead to disorder and evil. The central message emphasizes that God warns us through our conscience and through His servants, and ignoring these warnings increases our responsibility to obey. Ultimately, sin leads to self-destruction, as seen in Cain's lineage being wiped out.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Learning from the mistakes of Cain and AbelThe stories written in scripture are for instruction so we can avoid the destructive jealousy that led Cain to murder Abel and the Pharisees to murder Jesus.
Jealousy, selfish ambition, and demonic clevernessJealousy is closely connected to selfish ambition, which scripture associates with disorder, every evil thing, and a cleverness that comes from demons.
God warns us before we sinGod does not force people or stop them from sinning, but He lovingly warns them in advance through their conscience, His word, or discerning brothers.Genesis 4:7
Increased responsibility when God speaksHearing God's word increases our responsibility, meaning we cannot remain the same after hearing truth; we either become better or worse based on our obedience.
The danger of defying God's voiceIgnoring the voice in your conscience telling you to make things right is like shaking your fist at God, which causes you to slide down spiritually and ruins your life.
God's question to draw out confessionJust as He did with Adam, God asks Cain where his brother is not for information, but to prompt him to confess his sin from his own mouth.Genesis 3:11
Sin spirals downward into lying and defianceOnce sin begins, it rolls downward from jealousy to murder and then to foolishly lying to God with the attitude of not being one's brother's keeper.
Destroying oneself through sinCain did not destroy Abel—who went to heaven—instead, he destroyed himself and his entire family line because he refused to humble himself.
Any sin can be forgiven except unconfessed sinEven a murderer like the thief on the cross can be forgiven through acknowledgment, proving that the only unforgivable sin is the one you will not confess to God.
The crying out of harmed bloodThe evil and harm done to other human beings cries out to God's court for revenge until the wrong is settled and repaid, just as Zacchaeus did.
The curse of Cain versus AdamUnlike Adam, whose sin and disobedience primarily hurt himself without incurring a direct personal curse from God, Cain was cursed because his sin directly harmed another person.Genesis 3:14–17
Distinguishing Genesis 3 and Genesis 4 types of sinsThere are sins that harm only yourself, like smoking or private lustful thoughts, and sins that harm others, like adultery, gossip, and cheating.
Why gossiping is worse than a drug addiction in God's eyesBelievers are often horrified by Genesis 3 sins like drug addiction while ignoring Genesis 4 sins like gossip and backbiting, which are far more horrible in God's sight because they harm others.
Different categories of sin and consequencesScripture shows that all sins are not in the same category; some sins lead to hell, while disobeying smaller commandments may result in being least in heaven.
Do not harden your heartBecause God's patience has a limit and He eventually stops speaking after repeated rejections, listeners are urged to repent and turn to God immediately.
Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com
The Pathway to Perfection (English & Tamil)
1) The Root Causes Of Evil
2) Free Will And Conscience
3) How God Overcomes Evil
4) Choosing The Creator Over The Created
5) The Heavenly And Earthly Pulls
6) The Basis Of God's Forgiveness
7) Sin And Salvation
8) Faith And Obedience
9) How Man Fell Into Sin
10) God's Provision For Man's Failure
11) Repentance And Faith
12) Salvation From Sin And The World
13) God's Power Alone Can Help Us
14) Keeping The Tenth Commandment
15) Not A Servant But A Son
16) Our Maximum For The Lord
17) The Reality Of Final Judgement
18) The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice
19) Finding A Good Church
20) God Is Our Father
21) We Are Not Orphans
22) Becoming Good Like God
23) Renewal Through God's Word
24) God Is On Your Side Against Satan
25) God Controls All People And Events
26) The Renewal Of Our Minds
27) Cain And Abel
28) The Sin Of Jealousy
29) Two Types Of Sins
30) Lessons From Job's Life
31) Jesus Is Our Forerunner
32) The Humility Of Jesus
33) How Jesus Overcame Temptation
34) The Love That Jesus Had
35) Mercy And Grace
36) The Terms Of The New Covenant
37) Faith Results In Praising God
38) Faith Claims God's Promises
39) Praising God Enthrones Him
40) Praise Brings Victory
41) Obedience In The New Covenant
42) Obeying As Jesus Obeyed
43) Jesus Valued All Men
44) Jesus' Attitude To Material Things
45) New-Covenant Home Relationships
46) Love Between Husband And Wife
47) Unity Between Husband And Wife
48) Bringing Up Children In God's Ways
49) Faithful In Our Place Of Work
50) The Right Way To Pray
51) God-Centred Praying
52) The Fear Of God
53) Abraham's Testings
54) Joseph's Example
55) David's Successes And Failures
56) God's Part And Our Part
57) Judging Ourselves And Not Others
58) The Anointing Of The Spirit
59) Finding God's Perfect Will
60) The Purpose Of Failure
Summary
The sermon uses the story of Cain and Abel to illustrate the danger of sin, particularly jealousy and selfish ambition, which lead to disorder and evil. The central message emphasizes that God warns us through our conscience and through His servants, and ignoring these warnings increases our responsibility to obey. Ultimately, sin leads to self-destruction, as seen in Cain's lineage being wiped out.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Learning from the mistakes of Cain and AbelThe stories written in scripture are for instruction so we can avoid the destructive jealousy that led Cain to murder Abel and the Pharisees to murder Jesus.
Jealousy, selfish ambition, and demonic clevernessJealousy is closely connected to selfish ambition, which scripture associates with disorder, every evil thing, and a cleverness that comes from demons.
God warns us before we sinGod does not force people or stop them from sinning, but He lovingly warns them in advance through their conscience, His word, or discerning brothers.Genesis 4:7
Increased responsibility when God speaksHearing God's word increases our responsibility, meaning we cannot remain the same after hearing truth; we either become better or worse based on our obedience.
The danger of defying God's voiceIgnoring the voice in your conscience telling you to make things right is like shaking your fist at God, which causes you to slide down spiritually and ruins your life.
God's question to draw out confessionJust as He did with Adam, God asks Cain where his brother is not for information, but to prompt him to confess his sin from his own mouth.Genesis 3:11
Sin spirals downward into lying and defianceOnce sin begins, it rolls downward from jealousy to murder and then to foolishly lying to God with the attitude of not being one's brother's keeper.
Destroying oneself through sinCain did not destroy Abel—who went to heaven—instead, he destroyed himself and his entire family line because he refused to humble himself.
Any sin can be forgiven except unconfessed sinEven a murderer like the thief on the cross can be forgiven through acknowledgment, proving that the only unforgivable sin is the one you will not confess to God.
The crying out of harmed bloodThe evil and harm done to other human beings cries out to God's court for revenge until the wrong is settled and repaid, just as Zacchaeus did.
The curse of Cain versus AdamUnlike Adam, whose sin and disobedience primarily hurt himself without incurring a direct personal curse from God, Cain was cursed because his sin directly harmed another person.Genesis 3:14–17
Distinguishing Genesis 3 and Genesis 4 types of sinsThere are sins that harm only yourself, like smoking or private lustful thoughts, and sins that harm others, like adultery, gossip, and cheating.
Why gossiping is worse than a drug addiction in God's eyesBelievers are often horrified by Genesis 3 sins like drug addiction while ignoring Genesis 4 sins like gossip and backbiting, which are far more horrible in God's sight because they harm others.
Different categories of sin and consequencesScripture shows that all sins are not in the same category; some sins lead to hell, while disobeying smaller commandments may result in being least in heaven.
Do not harden your heartBecause God's patience has a limit and He eventually stops speaking after repeated rejections, listeners are urged to repent and turn to God immediately.
