When Missionaries Meet With The Unknown God
I love Paul's sermon in Athens. I love how he didn't criticize, didn't mock, and didn't ignore other people's beliefs, but built on what was good to offer something more. In our hyper-critical religious world, perhaps we have something to learn from him. Anyway, our little group will be studying the second half of Paul's second journey this week, and it starts in Athens. (17) The Unknown God Paul set out on a missionary journey to revisit old friends and maybe extend the church’s influence further in Galatia. He ends up in Greece, the cultural center of the universe. If he were trying to change the world, it would be a logical destination. But it was God’s choice of destination, not Paul’s. Have we ever felt we were following God’s plan, only to find he sends us somewhere else entirely? Philosophy and Reason 1. Read Acts 17:16 . Greece was renowned for many things, but what provokes Paul? What provokes us when we look at our cities? Wh...