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Chema
| | Subject: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:26 pm | |
| What up, fam.. I've got a question about what God told to Adam and Eve: "Be fruitful and multiply" (Gen 1:28 )
Was this commandment just for Adam and Eve, or for everybody??..
Thanks
God bless you |
|  | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:29 pm | |
| | Chema wrote: | What up, fam.. I've got a question about what God told to Adam and Eve: "Be fruitful and multiply" (Gen 1:28 )
Was this commandment just for Adam and Eve, or for everybody??..
Thanks
God bless you |
Ummmm, we have a theology section, bro...LOL.
I don't think this was a command to us. I think this was specifically for Adam and Eve, being that there were no other humans besides themselves. Looking at the world's population now, I wouldn't say it's necessary.
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| | | | simply seth
| | | | | Chema
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:45 pm | |
| thanks, Expo.. I also believe that was for Adam and Eve... but I've heard some people say that if you don't have at least four kids, you're not fulfilling God's command (or something like that), since 1+1=2*2=4 (2 kids for husband, and 2 for the wife, therefore, you are 'multiplying') |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:50 pm | |
| | Chema wrote: | | thanks, Expo.. I also believe that was for Adam and Eve... but I've heard some people say that if you don't have at least four kids, you're not fulfilling God's command (or something like that), since 1+1=2*2=4 (2 kids for husband, and 2 for the wife, therefore, you are 'multiplying') |
Sounds legalistic to me. How many kids did Paul have naturally? Was he disobedient to God's command? If it was for every believer, why did Paul rather wish that everyone could be single as he was? I can't imagine Paul teaching against a direct command of God.
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | Chema
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:53 pm | |
| | Expositor wrote: | | Chema wrote: | | thanks, Expo.. I also believe that was for Adam and Eve... but I've heard some people say that if you don't have at least four kids, you're not fulfilling God's command (or something like that), since 1+1=2*2=4 (2 kids for husband, and 2 for the wife, therefore, you are 'multiplying') |
Sounds legalistic to me. How many kids did Paul have naturally? Was he disobedient to God's command? If it was for every believer, why did Paul rather wish that everyone could be single as he was? I can't imagine Paul teaching against a direct command of God. |
That's a good point, my brother... (by the way, you should use another font color on the quotes, can barely read them..)  |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:55 pm | |
| | Chema wrote: | | Expositor wrote: | | Chema wrote: | | thanks, Expo.. I also believe that was for Adam and Eve... but I've heard some people say that if you don't have at least four kids, you're not fulfilling God's command (or something like that), since 1+1=2*2=4 (2 kids for husband, and 2 for the wife, therefore, you are 'multiplying') |
Sounds legalistic to me. How many kids did Paul have naturally? Was he disobedient to God's command? If it was for every believer, why did Paul rather wish that everyone could be single as he was? I can't imagine Paul teaching against a direct command of God. |
That's a good point, my brother... (by the way, you should use another font color on the quotes, can barely read them..) |
Trying to figure out how to do it. I chose the template and it seems to be somewhat customizable (sp?), but not sure how to change it yet.
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | Jewel
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:15 am | |
| Question though (even though I know this is for the theology section). Paul was never married.
So, what about a husband and wife? Should it be a necessity that they have children? |
| | | | B. Morr
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| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:33 am | |
| Just moved the thread to its proper place. Carry on.
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| | | | WhyMe
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:14 pm | |
| | Jewel wrote: | Question though (even though I know this is for the theology section). Paul was never married.
So, what about a husband and wife? Should it be a necessity that they have children? |
I would say no, I don't see a hint of this command in the new covenant for Married couples to do so.
Would we say couples who are physically unable to have kids are sinning? |
| | | | Jewel
| | Subject: Re: "Be Fruitful and multiply" is this command for ALL humans?? Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:49 am | |
| | WhyMe wrote: | | Would we say couples who are physically unable to have kids are sinning? |
This is also a question I share. I'm not saying that I don't want to have kids when I marry, but if God has given me the ability to reproduce and I choose not to, is that wrong, especially when there are so many couples in the world who physically can not reproduce. |
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