Clay Pots: Tears

A reenactment of Cain and Abel at the teaching

The Tobo believed for a long time that they were Cain's descendants. And we white people are Abel's descendants. Because God didn't like the smell of Cain's sacrifice he cursed him with hard work, therefore the Tobo people are cursed to have to work in their gardens and not live a "life of ease" that they assume we Americans do because Abel did it "right".

Jason taught them this past week that no, we are ALL born out of the garden, separated from God, and we are ALL sinners. ADAM was the one that sinned and caused "hard work" to be the norm. Adam sinned so God kicked him out of Paradise and he became God's enemy, separated from him forever and doomed to die in the lake of fire. There is no way back into the garden, and no way that we alone can gain eternal life. Adam is our ancestor, both blacks and whites, therefore we are all sinners. We white people are also cursed to do hard work, and we also work hard to get the things that we do.

He also taught that Cain's heart attitude was wrong, he thought he could come to God in his own way. He believed there was a God but didn't believe he was a sinner and needed God's help. And that is why he was not accepted by God.

What was their reaction? Tears. Because they are realizing that they are sinners and that there is no way for them to get back into the garden to get to the tree of life. There has to be another way or we will all die and go to the lake of fire.......?

The Best is yet to come!

His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp

This Weeks Teaching:
(Genesis 6:1-3, 5-22 7:1-17, 21-23, 8:1-4, 14-22, 9:1-19, 11:1-9)
November 6th: God said He would punish the world, but He promised to save Noah and all who entered into the boat.
November 7th: God destroyed everyone in the world except Noah and his family who were in the boat.
November 8th: God scattered the rebels at the tower of Babel.
( Our people ended up not going to the cultural event last week and are going this week so we taught through Cain and Abel and Seth last week)