Quote Originally Posted by JunkYard
I call myself a 'reformed' Christian. Meaning, I once bought into the dogma, but resisted when I began to age, and develop the ability to question, while seeing through the twisted reality of what it's really about, and what it ultimately does to its followers.

Anyone understand the story of Cain and Able? Why God honored Ables sacrifice, while denying Cains? It just doesn't make sense, or even add up in the least little bit!

I wish a Christian would chime in, and explain some things for me...

Btw, my mother is one of those Christians that don't believe in a literal hell, so she's not damning me to eternal tourment just yet, lol!
but if you read the story of Cain and Able, you will see this:

Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

In the old testiment God demands animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins. Keeping in mind that during the time of Moses, who wrote genesis, this was already a well known fact. On reading genesis, one might not already know that, so that's just a little background info.

Needless to say God looks favorably on Able, because Able was, for some reason, able to hear God a little clearer; to know what God was really asking for. Cain brought him "some fruits of the soil", but Able brought "fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock". When Cain is angry God says "dude, if you had listened, you too would be looked at favorably"