Acts 17:32 KJV
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
The people from Athens were curious of Paul's "new doctrine" and anxiously listened to what he had to say
They placed him in one of their most popular speaking halls
They listened to him as he spoke of their many gods
They heard his as he told them of the God who made all things
The accepted him as he told them that all men were of one blood
They even listened as he challenged them to repent
All of it was acceptable until he preached Christ's resurrection. That is the defining mark between religion and Christ. Only Christ offers a new life through the power of His resurrection. All others merely offer reformed life through the power of self-will.
People do not need to hear about changed behavior until they hear about the resurrection of Christ. And even those who have trusted in Christ's resurrection must be constantly taken back to the resurrection as the source for the new life.
The crux of the question and the place we must all dwell; is at Calvary.
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
The people from Athens were curious of Paul's "new doctrine" and anxiously listened to what he had to say
They placed him in one of their most popular speaking halls
They listened to him as he spoke of their many gods
They heard his as he told them of the God who made all things
The accepted him as he told them that all men were of one blood
They even listened as he challenged them to repent
All of it was acceptable until he preached Christ's resurrection. That is the defining mark between religion and Christ. Only Christ offers a new life through the power of His resurrection. All others merely offer reformed life through the power of self-will.
People do not need to hear about changed behavior until they hear about the resurrection of Christ. And even those who have trusted in Christ's resurrection must be constantly taken back to the resurrection as the source for the new life.
The crux of the question and the place we must all dwell; is at Calvary.
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