the Bible tells us that a universal skepticism of authority isn’t wise; it’s satanic. The idea of distrusting authority didn’t originate in our own generation but with the Serpent in the garden. The lie he planted in Eve’s mind was that God cannot love us and say “no” to us simultaneously. That affection necessarily implies approval. We must recognize that Calling-Based Commitment goes against everything our culture stands for. Yet confidence in such a countercultural stance is well-grounded because the Bible assures us that the basic concept of authority is for our good.
