Be Fruitful and Multiply  By Jmmody Many times we hear the
Christians and Jews defending the Lord's instruction to "Be
fruitful and multiply" (Genesis, from the Old Testament). We are
puzzled by this. Is it not true that the Lord gave those
instructions at the beginning of that segment of this
civilization when it was in its early stage of development?
Could it be that the reason the Lord gave this instruction was
because the people at that time were very primitive in their
behavior, and it was clear to the Lord the direction that these
humans were choosing?  Even in the beginning, Adam's loneliness
showed he was not satisfied with looking only to the Lord. Adam
had been an androgynous virgin, but when the Lord realized he
was lonely, He separated Adam into two individuals. The Lord
then made it clear He was warning Adam and Eve about partaking
of the forbidden fruit (Genesis 2:17), which led to their union.
By this action, they made it clear that they wanted more than
what a relationship with only the Lord c