Chapter 7 - The Reproductive System – Believers Perpetuate The Body of Christ

CHAPTER 7 - REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - BELIEVERS PERPETUATE THE BODY OF THE CHRIST

CHAPTER 7 - REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - BELIEVERS PERPETUATE THE BODY OF THE CHRIST

In your Quickened Made Alive Self Study Guide, please read the summary for CHAPTER SEVEN starting on page 36. Using this information and your KJV Bible, complete the sentences and scriptures below to the glory of God!!

1. The biblical depiction of the church in the
gender leads to the parallel of the church, with the uterus of the female reproductive system
• Revelations 19:7, Let us be glad and
and give honour to him: for the
of the Lamb is come, and his
hath made herself ready
2. The female uterus provides an optimal environment of warmth and protection where the fetus, an unborn
develops from
until birth. When in an environment of believers, potential believers should find elements of
Their testimony and exemplary life form the
for the potential believer to develop and grow in faith to be born again
• I Corinthians 3:16, “Know ye not that ye are the
of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
• Ephesians 2:8, For by grace are ye saved through
and that not of yourselves: it is the
of God
3. Physical conception occurs when the male sperm meets with the female egg in the uterus of the female. Spiritual conception occurs as
the human spirit to Himself and the
convicts of sin
• John 6:44, No man can come to me, except the
which hath sent me
him
• John 1:13, Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
nor of the will of
but of God
• John 16.8, [ESV] And when He comes, he will
the world concerning sin
4. Fertilization is a result of the combined action of
spermatozoa. It takes the efforts of many believers to
the Word of faith in a person’s mind to the point they respond in faith to the
to be born again
• I Corinthians 3:6, I have
Apollos
but God gave the increase
• I Peter 1:23, Being born again, not of
seed, but of incorruptible, by the
of God, which liveth and abideth forever
5. The muscle of the uterus expands from the size of a
to a size that can accommodate a large fetus or multiple fetuses. The Body of Christ can
and nurture an unlimited number of souls
• Matthew 11:28, “Come unto me
ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
• John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
6. The fertilized egg is anchored and
in the uterus. Jesus was a defender, and protector of the weak. He had compassion for the sinner woman with the alabaster box who washed his feet with oil, and said
• Luke 7:47, Her sins, which are many, are
7. The uterus pushes the fetus out at birth. Believers facilitate spiritual birth by presenting the
and leading the
Spiritual birth occurs when the person confesses personal sin and by
that Jesus is the Son of God. Believing that Jesus
on the cross paid the debt for his sin, and that Jesus rose from the dead
• Romans 10:8b-10NIV, The word is near you; it is in your
and in your mouth, that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you
with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and
in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
For it is with your
that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved
8. The new babe in Christ has been Quickened, made
alive in Christ, with the new life imparted to believers at their conversion. Now begins spiritual
allowing Christ-like traits to develop within, resulting in a new way of life
• Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he
who were dead in trespasses and sins
• Galatians 4:19, My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be
in you