Matt 28:18-20 contains what Christians usually call the Great Commission: “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them...

Death on the cross was invented by the ancient Romans. To this day, it remains the cruelest form of death sentence in history. This was the way our Lord suffered and died—for us. He died that we may live. We who are sinners must die because we have sinned against...