DID JESUS RISE FROM THE DEAD? (7 OF 7)
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, Acts 17:22-23, Acts 17:30-34, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
This content is part of a series.
Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? (7 of 7)
Series: Apologia
Wyman Richardson
Matthew 28:1-10; Acts 17:22-23, 30-34; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
A few weeks ago my parents were in Athens, Greece. My father shared with me that he climbed up to the Acropolis and was standing there looking at the Parthenon and the other ruins. His guide told him to look down at this little jut of rock and then revealed that that small rocky formation was Mars Hill.
Mars Hill is most well known to us today because it was on that site that the Apostle Paul was laughed at by the Athenians. Why was he laughed at? He was laughed at because of a sermon he preached. He was not laughed at for the whole sermon but just for the conclusion of it. At the end of his sermon, Paul said something that made many in the audience laugh and mock him.
My father tells me that he mentioned this fact to the tour guide and that he, my father, began to quote some of Pauls' sermon on Mars Hill to the gentleman. To his surprise, the tour guide said he was well aware of it and recited some of the sermon himself. As my dad climbed down to Mars Hill he said he could not help but think of Paul and his sermon and the reaction to it so many years ago.
What was it that Paul had said that was so funny? In truth, he did not say anything funny, but what he said was considered funny by the Athenians.
The sermon is recorded in Acts 17. I will share with you the beginning and the end of it. First, the beginning.
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: ''Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
In this famous introduction, Paul connected to the Athenians by noting how very religious they were. He then announced that he was going to reveal to them the true nature of God, t ...
Series: Apologia
Wyman Richardson
Matthew 28:1-10; Acts 17:22-23, 30-34; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
A few weeks ago my parents were in Athens, Greece. My father shared with me that he climbed up to the Acropolis and was standing there looking at the Parthenon and the other ruins. His guide told him to look down at this little jut of rock and then revealed that that small rocky formation was Mars Hill.
Mars Hill is most well known to us today because it was on that site that the Apostle Paul was laughed at by the Athenians. Why was he laughed at? He was laughed at because of a sermon he preached. He was not laughed at for the whole sermon but just for the conclusion of it. At the end of his sermon, Paul said something that made many in the audience laugh and mock him.
My father tells me that he mentioned this fact to the tour guide and that he, my father, began to quote some of Pauls' sermon on Mars Hill to the gentleman. To his surprise, the tour guide said he was well aware of it and recited some of the sermon himself. As my dad climbed down to Mars Hill he said he could not help but think of Paul and his sermon and the reaction to it so many years ago.
What was it that Paul had said that was so funny? In truth, he did not say anything funny, but what he said was considered funny by the Athenians.
The sermon is recorded in Acts 17. I will share with you the beginning and the end of it. First, the beginning.
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: ''Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
In this famous introduction, Paul connected to the Athenians by noting how very religious they were. He then announced that he was going to reveal to them the true nature of God, t ...
There are 29305 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
