Acts 17

First of all, I think it’s very important to highlight the magnitude and difficulty of Paul’s journey in this chapter. From Thessalonica to Athens is about a 311-mile drive, which is around a 5-hour drive, if you take the major highways. The fact that he made this journey back then is pretty remarkable. Furthermore, what I find immensely inspiring about this passage is Paul’s boldness to go before the Greek court at Areopagus and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. To put what he did into context, he actually did a very revolutionary thing. This very early evangelism certainly paved the way for how us Christians should act and is a good reference for us to look back on. It’s easy to do missionary work now since we live in a society where Christianity is the dominant religion and is very accepted. What Paul did here was so great because he entered a society that already had steadfast and strong religious views and practices, and despite this, he preached the gospel of Jesus Christ anyway. Some scoffed at his preachings, but he did win some converts with his message, especially Dionysius the Areopagite. Dionysius. Dionysius was certainly a man of great influence since he had the position of being a judge at the court. Converting him to Christianity was definitely a big win, and cause for celebration. For today, I believe it’s essential we replicate the same level of confidence for preaching the word of God that Paul had when going into foreign lands. I wonder why they made no mention of Greek mythology in this passage or was that an ideology that came after this time? That’s the only thing I wondered.