Why Did God Prefer Abel to Cain? [Questions That Haunt]

David tweeted a question into the series asking a question about one of the most troubling passages of the Bible:

@jonestony speaking of god’s preferences, why did god prefer abel to cain? my baptist buddies say it was the blood, but i’m not so sure.

— David Wierzbicki (@wierz) December 3, 2012

Leave your answer below and I’ll proffer an answer on Friday.