Tag: Athens

  • Approaching Athens 2 – Addressing gods and goddesses

    The Apostle’s introduction and approach are most gracious in addressing a crowd of men whose religious celebrations of their gods and goddesses would seem most sinful to every Jew in Athens. Addressing Athena & the men who idolize her The Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen who has also been speaking with the Jews of Athens…

    While approaching 1st century Athens Acts 17 records that the Apostle Paul encountered one of perhaps many altars inscribed to unknown gods or goddesses
  • Approaching Athena the ruling goddess of Athens

    The Lord’s apostle to the gentiles — Paul, or Saul of Tarsus, a Roman citizen of CILICIA — has hurriedly fled Thessaloniki and Berea MACEDONIA sailing south along the Aegean coast of ACHIA to Athens. Sailing from Macedonia to Athens Although fleeing the Jews we must think of Paulos as a ROMAN citizen on some…

    Statue of the goddess Athena - powerful namesake of Athens
  • Does YOUR church preach Christ Jesus?

    .. but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness.. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Remembering the souls of the victims of 9/11/2001. An unbeliever walks into your church and what do they seek? Good teaching for their kids? Perhaps a trendy King opening heaven’s wide gate? Does your Shepherd preach Christ…

    911 attack plane flying into a second world trade center tower