We enter the world’s restaurant to dine on the finest sinful delicacies. We are met by a devilishly good-looking waiter who escorts us to our table and hands us the wine list. We begin our culinary adventure with a lovely glass of Sinfandel and then carefully read the menu and order a seven “curse” meal of the finest vice the world has to offer. Once the meal arrives, we dig in and gorge ourselves…..
I recently returned from a trip to Greece and Italy. I had the opportunity to tour many museums and stand in front of amazing original pieces of art. One particular painting, Adam Weeping for the Death of Abel by Johann Carl Loth, had a profound impact upon me. In the painting, Adam is in the shadows sitting down, hands folded, head bowed staring at his dead son.
The Bible tells us how Cain’s action horrified God but it doesn’t tell us about the impact it…..