{"id":7015,"date":"2018-06-26T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=7015"},"modified":"2018-06-26T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:15:00","slug":"i-was-walking-along-i-saw-your-many-shrines-and-one-of-your-altars-had-this-inscription-on-it-to-an-unknown-god-this-god-whom-you-worship-without-knowing-is-the-one-i","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/i-was-walking-along-i-saw-your-many-shrines-and-one-of-your-altars-had-this-inscription-on-it-to-an-unknown-god-this-god-whom-you-worship-without-knowing-is-the-one-i","title":{"rendered":"“As I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: \u2018To an Unknown God.\u2019 This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I\u2019m telling you about” (Acts 17:23 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
PAUL’S COMMON GROUND APPROACH<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
After debating with some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers in Athens, they invited the apostle Paul to appear before the city council to explain more fully his teaching. For the Athenians loved talking about different religions and philosophies. Noticing that Athens was filled with shrines and altars to a multitude of gods, Paul saw one with an inscription to an “Unknown God” and indicated that he wanted to tell them more about Him. He commended the Athenians for their religious interest and used the example of the shrine to tell them about the God they didn’t know. He even quoted the Greek poet, Aratus, who wrote a poem describing Jupiter (Acts 17:28), to win common ground with them. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Paul described his approach to sharing the gospel with the peoples of different cultures in his letter to the Corinthians: “Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings” (1 Cor. 9:22-23).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PAUL’S COMMON GROUND APPROACH
\nAfter debating with some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers in Athens, they invited the apostle Paul to appear before the city council to explain more fully his teaching. For the Athenians loved talking about different religions and philosophies. Noticing that Athens was filled with shrines and altars to a multitude of gods, Paul saw one with an inscription to an “Unknown God” and indicated that he wanted to tell them more about Him. He commended the Athenians for their religious interest and used the example of the shrine to tell them about the God they didn’t know. He even quoted the Greek poet, Aratus, who wrote a poem describing Jupiter (Acts 17:28), to win common ground with them. <\/p>\n

Paul described his approach to sharing the gospel with the peoples of different cultures in his letter to the Corinthians: “Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings” (1 Cor. 9:22-23).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1311],"scripture-chapter":[1350],"oyb_day":[1704],"location":[],"class_list":["post-7015","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-acts","scripture-chapter-1350","oyb_day-june-26"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/7015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7015"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=7015"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=7015"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=7015"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=7015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}