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Acts 17:22 – A Perspective on Pagans
A Perspective on Pagans – Pagans are very religious, just ask Paul (Acts 17:22). While we enlightened Westerners might look down on such superstitions, and rightly call them “ignorant” (Acts 17:23), being without knowledge is not the same as refusing knowledge. Maybe the pagans are smarter than some other groups, for at least they acknowledge powers greater than themselves. Who are these pagans smarter than? How about Atheists, who refuse what is obvious and therefore do not worship the resurrected God and become their own god. How about “believing unbelievers,” you know the kind, they believe in God but do not worship the resurrected God because they have no room for Him in their lives. Maybe it would be easier to convert our neighbors if they were pagans. Seemed to work that way in the first century. At least they believed in something other than and greater than themselves.
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