Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:1 - 9
ESV - 1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord. 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.
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Asked July 01 2013
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S. Michael Houdmann
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The phrase "my brother's keeper" occurs in the context of the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4:1-9. After the Lord God had expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden for their disobedience, C...
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Tony Flores
Yes, we are our bother's keeper according to Jesus. Jesus summarized the Ten Commandments as 'love God above all' and 'love thy neighbor as thy self.' Your neighbor is your brother.
Brian Ansell
A Christian first loves himself then he can love his neighbor as himself and of course my brother is my neighbor. So unless I am to keep my neighbors I cannot be expected to keep may brothers. But I do need to love them all as I love myself.
Jack Gutknecht
No, we are not responsible for our brother when he is not with us. But when he is, we are. Cain's answer to God, in the form of a question, is what I believe, to be mocking God. He was in my opinion "making a statement" showing his insensitive indifference, which is all too common through the whole course of human history. The rejection of the family bond is the negation of love; it is the spirit of murder; cf. 1 John 3:12; 1 John 3:15. Compare also Psalm 10.
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