The Way of Cain in Contemporary Politics
All Scripture passages are NKJV, often copied from www.biblegateway.com Back story: The first century Apostle Jude wrote a short letter to the church in the New Testament warning against false apostles and teachers in the emerging Christian movement. He wrote, "Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah," (Jude 11). There’s a whole sermon right there about those 3 characters, which I will not bore you with at this time. There’s enough to say just about Cain, but briefly, the way of Cain could be described as envy and violence. The error of Balaam would include occultic/psychic cursing for profit, and Korah’s rebellion was just that…rebellion against legitimate authority. Cain’s story is told in Chapter 4 of the book of Genesis. I will present a loose Midrashic synopsis here, but understand that I'm approaching the narrative as a metaphor. Adam and Eve are the first