Scripture Truth Culture PAUL AND TRUTH Dr Mike

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Scripture, Truth & Culture PAUL AND TRUTH Dr. Mike Stallard Seminary Baptist Bible

Scripture, Truth & Culture PAUL AND TRUTH Dr. Mike Stallard Seminary Baptist Bible

More on Postmodernism Reader response Prisoners of language and culture Theology as a doing

More on Postmodernism Reader response Prisoners of language and culture Theology as a doing and not a knowing Minimizing of transcultural truth http: //chestofbooks. com/

The Apostle Paul in Athens Acts 17: 16 -34

The Apostle Paul in Athens Acts 17: 16 -34

The Mindset of Paul (Acts 17: 16) Paul is alone in Athens Paul is

The Mindset of Paul (Acts 17: 16) Paul is alone in Athens Paul is angered by the idolatry of Athens Implications We should be angered by idolatry and false worship A We personal illustration can evaluate other cultures and beliefs and properly say they are wrong

The Ministry of Paul (Acts 17: 1718) Three venues of Paul’s ministry The Jewish

The Ministry of Paul (Acts 17: 1718) Three venues of Paul’s ministry The Jewish synagogue The marketplace (agora) Greek philosophers Epicureans – sought the absence of pain Stoics -- most did not believe in the afterlife

The Ministry of Paul (Acts 17: 1718) Two questions for Paul from the Greeks

The Ministry of Paul (Acts 17: 1718) Two questions for Paul from the Greeks 1. 2. Idle babbler Proclaimer of strange deities (plural) Jesus q Anastasi s Implications for postmodernists 1. They are right that cultural differences make communication difficult 2. They are wrong that the difficulty cannot be overcome

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 19 -31) Areopagus or Mars Hill (v. 19)

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 19 -31) Areopagus or Mars Hill (v. 19) Greek philosophy or Bible truth? The sermon of Paul (v. 22 -31)

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) God as Creator (17: 2229) 1. 1)

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) God as Creator (17: 2229) 1. 1) 2) 3) 4) God who made the world (v. 24 -25) God the Creator of the original human pair (v. 26) Necessity to know this Creator (v. 27) All men are God’s offspring (v. 28 -29) A personal illustration about creation and

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) 2. Repentance (v. 30) 1) 2) 3)

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) 2. Repentance (v. 30) 1) 2) 3) God’s mercy Definition of repentance – change of mind/posture Relationship to faith See Acts 20: 21 Assurance issues

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) 3. Judgment (v. 31) 1) 2) 3)

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) 3. Judgment (v. 31) 1) 2) 3) 4) People are accountable for their sins History is going somewhere Greek understanding of judgment (Hades) Jesus is the basis for the coming judgment exclusive belief in Jesus as the only way -- not postmodern

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) Resurrection (v. 31) 4. 1) 2) Did

The Message of Paul (Acts 17: 1931) Resurrection (v. 31) 4. 1) 2) Did Jesus talk about the Cross? Resurrection proves Jesus’ appointment as Judge The significance of the resurrection

Response to Paul’s Message (Acts 17: 32 -34) Some sneered or mocked (v. 32)

Response to Paul’s Message (Acts 17: 32 -34) Some sneered or mocked (v. 32) 1. 2. 3. Immortality of soul Greeks wanted freedom from the body Some put any decision off till later (v. 32) Some believed (v. 33 -34)

Conclusion 1. 2. 3. Paul does not use reader response in interpreting the Bible

Conclusion 1. 2. 3. Paul does not use reader response in interpreting the Bible or Greek poets It is possible to communicate cross-culturally even in the midst of misunderstanding There are many transcultural truths including creation and the gospel Paul was not a postmodernist