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2 Testimony Of The Messiahwas no law for murder, Cain was not killed when hemurdered Abel; but he did lose Eternal Life. It wasthe same situation for Adam and Eve. Cain felt thatthe penalty or judgment which he had been given wasmore than he could bear. He spent the rest of his lifeseeking repentance. He knew his life would end, automatically,in death when he got old and not by God.Why does sin, even without a law, result in death? Theanswer may surprise you. God did not make a covenantagainst murder until the flood of Noah. It iscalled The Noachian Covenant. Circumcision (Genesis17) and the rainbow (after a downpour) (Genesis 9)sealed this covenant between mankind and God. Thiswas the first law against murder.Murder And KillingThe Ten Commandments clearly condemns murder.Yet, God advocates killing humans for certain reasons.Isn’t God breaking His own Commandments?No! “Killing” when one cannot bring a person backto life is “murder.” Since God can resurrect the dead,He does not commit murder. Killing becomes murderwhenever the perpetrator cannot resurrect the victim.Humans murder, but God does not. That is why Godsaid, “I form the light and create darkness: I make peaceand create evil: I the Lord do all these things” (Isaiah45:7). “Evil” in Hebrew means “to harm.” When Godflooded the world in Noah’s day, He killed mankind,but He did not murder them. That flood of Noah wasa baptism of all who were killed. This is because theywill be resurrected. Since God is The God of The Living,His purpose is to give life to everyone. Always

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