Today we begin a study on Born to Reproduce, a classic booklet on discipleship, based on a
message given by Dawson Trotman in 1955.
It is timeless.
You
can order the booklet from Nav Press, or view it online here: Born to Reproduce
Please read the opening section, stopping just short of the
one titled Hindrances.
If you have
the book, that can be found on pages 9 – 11 (the foreword is optional), if you
are using the online document, it is the first column and ¾ on page 1 (
here: Born to Reproduce ).
Trotman relates, beautifully I think, that the “first order
given to man was to ‘be fruitful and
multiply”’”* meant more than just having children. God commanded, with His first command to
mankind, that they create more like that which He had created.
He commanded that those created in the image
of God would bring about more living beings in
His image.
Adam and Eve sinned and their offspring were born into
sin.
God likewise commanded Noah and his family to be fruitful
and multiply. He had given them somewhat
of a fresh start, but the world was still in need of a Savior.
God has provided a way for us to spiritually reproduce in a
manner similar to the way Adam and Eve were intended to physically
reproduce. He has given us a Savior and
provided us with His Holy Spirit to allow us create others in His image.
Grab the Dawson book…read on.
Questions:
Imagine how the world would be if all children ever born
were not born in the grip of sin; what would the world look like?
How might we spiritually reproduce others in the image of
God?
What prevents us from doing so?
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All Scripture is taken from the NIV, 1984 edition, unless
otherwise noted.
Quotes marked with an asterisk (*) are taken from :
Trotman, Dawson. Born
to Reproduce. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2008. Print.
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