Establishing common ground using mutual interests, such as sports or literature, can spark conversations. The Apostle Paul brought new ideas to Athens. Though he was called a “babbler,” the philosophers of the day still wanted to hear about the strange things he was teaching (Acts 17:19-20).

May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

Acts 17:19

It could have proven difficult for Paul. Myriads of idols covered the city, more than in the whole of Greece. But among them all, one stood out with the inscription, “To the unknown god.” (Acts 17:23) It was at that point that Paul began to explain who the true Creator God is – and Jesus His Son who had died and rose again. Sadly, Scripture states that only a few believed. As Paul Kretzmann wrote in his commentary, “The world of letters in our days has changed in appearance, but not in kind. The eternal verities of the Bible are despised…but every new theory of true and false science is…all too often set up as an irrefutable law.”

Share the Good News. It may be a new beginning for one who struggles to know the truth. Then pray for those who lead the nation – that they may open their hearts to the teaching of God’s Word.

Recommended Reading: II Timothy 1:6-14