“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Acts 17:19 KJV
So they brought Paul for a public dialogue before the leadership council of Athens, known as the Areopagus. “Tell us,” they said, “about this new teaching that you’re bringing to our city. So Paul stood in the middle of the leadership council and said, “Respected leaders of Athens, it is clear to me how extravagant you are in your worship of idols.” The Areopagus was a governing body of intellectuals overseeing Athens, like the board of education, city council, ethics committee, foreign relations council, religious and philosophical community, all rolled into one. Also known as Mars Hill, it was not just a location but a gathering of a council of people overseeing the spiritual atmosphere of Athens, a Greek temple of human thought, a house of religion. Paul immediately zeroed in on their extreme religious, superstitious, liberal thinking, and told them that their kind of worship was of no use. Then he introduced the God Who loves them and wants them to know Him personally. This is our Gospel even today - bringing people to the realisation that there is the One Who loves them and desires a personal relationship with them because in Christ He removed sin, which hindered mankind from knowing Him. Amen!
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