Messianic Believer’s Discipleship
Raymond Gannon, Ph.D.
1A. Messianic Faith, A Faith for ALL Mankind
1B. God's Intention for Mankind
God has two major purposes for man on the earth:
1C. To replenish the earth. Gen 1.26,28
"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and
subdue it." God wanted mankind to populate the earth
and effectively govern the world. Man would be God's agent
upon the earth.
2C. To reflect the image of God. Gen 1.27,31
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God he created him. . . . and, behold, it was very good."
God wanted a being to mirror or bear His own likeness:
man would be a reflection of God, a representative.
2B. The Consequences of Sin (Genesis 3)
When man sinned, he proved to be a keen disappointment to God:
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