Romans 6:16. Romans 6:16 says, "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? " How can we be obedient to righteousness? We do this by loving God and our fellow man (1 John 4:21, "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also"). By us learning how to love God and loving our fellow man, we will be obedient unto righteousness. Choosing to love God and our fellow man is the prudent choice. It is an easy path compared to the path of sin. This is because we are able to live life using God's wisdom versus using our own wisdom.

1 JOHN 4 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: 1 John 4:21, "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."

In Mark 12:30-31, Jesus tells us how to be obedient to God. He tells us that we must "...love thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength..." He also tells us that it is just as important to "...love thy neighbour as thyself." This is the path to righteousness and being in right standing with God.

MARK 12 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Mark 12:30, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."

Cain did not chose the path of obedience unto righteousness. Even after Cain had provided an unworthy offering to God and God counseled Cain on how to be right with Him, Cain continued to go his own way. Cain chose not to be obedient to God and love God. Cain also did not make a prudent choice in regard to loving his neighbor. Cain chose to murder his brother instead of loving his brother Abel (Genesis 4:3-8). This path of sin is not a prudent choice resulting in self-destruction, a hate for your fellow man, and a hate for God.

GENESIS 4 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Genesis 4:7, "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."