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May 20, 2024 · Part of the covenant God made with Adam included the command, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Genesis 1:28). But men had become so corrupt, God, “regretted that He had made man on ...
May 13, 2024 · More specifically, God commands man to be fruitful and multiply and to fill and subdue the earth (Genesis 1:28). The Bible’s genealogies are thus firmly anchored in the events of Genesis 1. They are a record of how and to what extent mankind lives out God’s commission as he forms, names, and fills God’s creation.
May 15, 2024 · Genesis 1:28-31 reflect the moment when God created the first man and woman and gave them the responsibility to rule over the earth and its creatures. It signifies God’s intention for humanity to be fruitful, multiply, and take care of the world He created for us. These verses also highlight the goodness and completeness of God’s creation ...
May 13, 2024 · To be steadfast and unmovable is to be spiritually grounded. A steadfast person knows what he believes and cannot be “tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching” ( Ephesians 4:14 ). An unmovable person can hear false teaching, engage doubters, and defend truth without it shaking his own faith.
May 16, 2024 · In Genesis, it was “God blessed them and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.’” In this new beginning, he says: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you,” and tells them to subdue the earth in a new way: “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
May 13, 2024 · The “yoke of the Pharisees” is the burdensome yoke of self-righteousness and legalistic law-keeping. It has been said by biblical scholars that the Pharisees had added over 600 regulations regarding what qualified as “working” on the Sabbath.
May 14, 2024 · The mandate to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it” (Genesis 1:28) highlights humanity’s role as co-creators with God, entrusted with the care and development of his creation. Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned or brought corruption on the face of the earth. God created and placed them within a perfect world.
