My Brother's Keeper
Homilist
Genesis 4:9
And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?


I. THAT GOD DOES HOLD MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF HIS FELLOW MEN.

1. For their temporal welfare.

2. For their moral condition.

3. For their religious well-being.

II. THAT THE WELL-DISPOSED ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND ACT UPON IT.

1. By attending to their bodily condition. Hospitals, almshouses, refuges, etc.

2. By caring for their souls.

(Homilist.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

WEB: Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"




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