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Responding to False religion
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens , he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. Acts 17:16 , 17
We cannot help but be distressed at the sight of false religion. Believers are surrounded by it in their day-to-day lives. Their families practice it and their co-workers and friends are involved in it. What should we do in response? Exactly what Paul did: correct error with truth! Displace the idols of false religion with the God of true religion. Be bold. Be ready to give an answer for the hope that lies within you. Be light in this dark world. Do not let the honor of Christ go undefended. Do not let your families, friends and co-workers die in ignorance. If they persist in their way to judgment, you cannot stop them; but you can at least render the duty of love to correct and warn them. You may make a few enemies along the way – Paul did. But think of the friends, even brothers in the Lord, you may find along the way!
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