Bibleandmission

In Romans 13.1, Paul says, Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God (ESV). The notion that everyone should be subject to governing authorities is sometimes misinterpreted as a subjection to authorities simply because they are in authority.  This is a mistaken view.  Paul

Orthodox churches should not accept the baptisms of mainline denominations that have chosen to revise their teachings such that they are no longer orthodox in theology or ethical practices.  Many looking at this question content themselves with whether the right form of baptism was administered—baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This idea stems

In light of July, 2026 being a celebration of 250 years of American independence—really, a celebration of the end of the claim that the king, claiming a divine right to rule, was the law—I would like to offer a paragraph on the meaning of the Declaration of Independence’s (1776) phrase that people have natural rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  I have ...

In arguing for the resurrection, Paul puts forward a strange argument in the paragraph in 1 Corinthians 15.29-34:Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? (v. 29).What is baptism on behalf of the dead?  Commentaries offer a variety of interpretations for this obscure referen...

I wonder if Fyodor Dostoevsky’s tale about Jesus’ return might have been inspired by an actual story of Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum.  In The Brothers Karamazov, the character Ivan Karamazov tells the tale of a Grand Inquisitor who puts Jesus on trial upon His return to earth.  The Inquisitor claims that the Church has improved upon Jesus’ work and no longer needs Him.