Fellowship Presbyterian Church

Paul found himself alone with time to kill in the philosophical and cultural center of the ancient world. Rather than sight-seeing or resting, he utilized his time to preach the Gospel. In this text we see that truth is restless within the believer, just as the lost are restless until they hear the truth. This restlessness led Paul to preach and apply the truth to the Athenians. Paul was essentially in an informal trial before these Athenians, but truthfully they stood under the judgement of the truth of the Gospel. They were mired in idolatry and false-worship. Paul presented the true God, who alone is worthy of our worship. The question for the idolatrous Athenians is the same as it is for us today. Will you worship the idols of your heart, or the God of truth--