ANSWERS FOR SOPHIA ON THE CHURCH
An Ancient Byzantine Icon of Emperor Justinian (Shown as “David”) Giving an Answer, Guided by Holy Wisdom, “Sophia”, and the Spirit of Prophecy, “Pophetia.” May the Lord help us to be like Justinian, Guided into Truth by the Spirit of God to the Answering of All Questions. Dear Sophia, I am so happy to hear your questions and learn about your thought process regarding the Christian Faith. Your questions are all very good, and I think they need to be answered, one by one. Let’s see if I can answer in a way that is simple, biblical, and faithful to our Ancient Christian inheritance and Orthodox Faith. The question of the Resurrection of Christ is not a secondary or a merely “decorative” belief within Christianity. Instead, it stands at the very heart of our faith. When the Church proclaims, “Christ is risen,” it is not speaking poetically or symbolically, nor is it offering a psychological reassurance in the face of death. It is making a concrete and unsettling claim: th...
