Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Cultural Mandate and the Great Commission



So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “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 1:27-28)

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

1 comment:

Jason B. Hood said...

Amen. Amazing how often this pops up in the Bible once you start looking for it; Jer 23:3, 29:4-7; Psalm 8 and the places where Paul alludes to it; etc.