Idol Talk

Series: To The Ends of The Earth: The Book of Acts

Idol Talk

February 05, 2023 | Steve Bryan

Passage: Acts 17:16-34

When Paul arrives in Athens, he is on the run.  Some of those who heard his message in Thessalonica had not taken kindly to his the apostle's teaching and had chased him out. But they weren't content with to leave well enough alone; the same people followed him to Berea and chased him from there as well. You might think that the better part of wisdom would have been for Paul to lie low for a while. But as he enters Athens, he becomes angry. With all the maltreatment, you can understand why he might be upset. But the reason for Paul's ire is not the serial mistreatment. No, it's the fact that as he walks through the streets he finds himself in what one author calls "a forest of idols." What comes next is not what you might expect from an angry preacher, but in mission led by the Spirit what you expect is rarely what you get!   

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