James 4: 17 Therefore to him that knows to do good and does it not, to him it is sin.
[The Spirit of Prophecy Bk 1 pp 82] Before the flood there were immense forests. The trees were many times larger than any trees which we now see. They were of great durability. They would know nothing of decay for hundreds of years. At the time of the flood, these forests were torn up or broken down and buried in the earth. They have since petrified and become coal, which accounts for the large coal beds which are now found. This coal has produced oil.
This leads us to our fourth and final point pertaining to a balanced view of God’s love: [4] In cases where persons know better, God’s love does not accept partial obedience to His revealed will. In other words, if a person knowingly omits any part of God’s revealed will, The Lord cannot and will never accept that kind of obedience. When The Lord instructed Cain and Abel to bring a lamb as an offering, Abel obeyed, but Cain showed up with a different kind of offering.
Cain partially obeyed, in that he did come with an offering, only it wasn’t what God had required, and therefore God could not accept it, because Cain knew better…. Genesis 4: 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering.
Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!