An invitation accepted “What does this all mean?”
Context in Athens, yet Paul is alone
- The Point of Contact Defined
- Connection in their context
- “Paul doesn’t commend them but takes it as a free matter for teaching” Calvin
- What is our point of connection today?
- The Truth About God
- “They indeed had a great company of gods whereof they spoke, but they know nothing of true divinity” Calvin
- Maker of all, self-sufficient, king, Lord of all
- Paul takes the creation account, the big picture of revelation, the basic principles of the gospel
- “In an absolute sense…nothing is atheistic” Herman Bavinck
- The Truth About Man
- One blood (KJV), one ancestor (NRSV) : contrast to Greek v’s Barbarian
- V27 seek him “a purpose that will not be unconditionally achieved” Peterson
- “though men’s senses fail them in seeking out God, yet they have no cloak for their fault” Calvin
A fruitful witness needs
- Conviction of truth of the gospel
- Conviction of vanity of all human philosophy
- Understand true situation of the unbeliever is something they deny about themselves
- Courage (leads to opportunity, leads to grace)