PERSECUTION SPREADS THE TRUTH
Acts 17:1
_ Thessalonica._ Slowly Paul made his way among the great cities of
Greece. He was sowing seeds of which others would reap the harvest.
His one theme was the _risen Lord,_ whether amid the less or the more
cultivated, Acts 17:3; Acts 17:31. This is surely the... [ Continue Reading ]
STIRRED BY IDOLATRY
Acts 17:13
From the first, the gospel was baptized in the fire of persecution.
How unutterable the loneliness and sorrow of the Apostle as he reached
Athens! Did doubt ever enter his mind as to whether he was on the
appointed track? If it did, he at once dismissed it. His motto... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ONE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
Acts 17:22
The gospel preacher must avail himself of any circumstance in his
surroundings that will enable him to arrest the attention of his
audience. He must meet them where they are and take them with him to
realms of thought with which they are not familiar. Paul wa... [ Continue Reading ]