Editorials & Other Articles

nor is it required anywhere in scripture. And the commission for Christians is not "to bring the values scripture teaches into every realm of the earth," the definition of "realm" meaning influence among those with power and money, not necessarily a geographic location. Christians are not commanded to "bring the values of scripture" anywhere, they are commanded, specifically, to go, preach, baptize and teach the Christian gospel, which is specific to the values of Jesus Christ as it relates to evangelism, or individual conversion. If there is influence to be won, it is to happen one soul at a time, not collectively as an ideology in the "realms" of the world.