16. Gen. 1:28 and Matt. 28:18 must both be obeyed, but never be obeyed for man’s sake, society’s sake, the state’s sake, humanity’s sake, or even the Church’s. They may only be obeyed for Christ’s sake and to the glory of God, notwithstanding the fact that God also promotes both of them even through the unsaved by means of His common grace, though generally by means of His special grace through sinful Christians.
17. Gen. 1:28 and Matt. 28:18 now stand or fall together. Both of them have total implications. Both imply the keeping of the Ten Commandments in depth in all their religious, social, political and economic etc. ramifications (see: Westminister Larger Catechism, Questions 91-151).
