Acts 17

• Paul reasoned with the Jews in the synagogue in Thessalonica
• Christ had to suffer
• rise from the dead
• Jesus is the Christ
• the audience were divided
• some joined Paul and Silas
• others opposed them
• round up bad characters from the marketplace
  
• formed a mob
• started a riot in the city
• rushed to Jason's house
• where Paul and Silas stayed
• dragged Jason and others to the city officials
• Jason and others posted bond and was released
• In Berea they had a better time
• the Bereans were more noble
• they examined the Scriptures every day
  
• to see if what Paul said was true
• When the Jews in Thessalonica came after them,
  
• Paul left for Athens
• Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea
• In Athen
• Paul was greatly distressed to see the city full of idols
• Paul was a spiritual man
• he cared deeply the spiritual aspects of others
• he reasoned
• he disputed
• Epicurean - 纵欲主义
  
• Stoic - 禁欲主义
  
• Paul spoke to the Athenians in Areopagus
• an unknown God
• creator of world and everything in it
• does not live in temples build by man
  
• he is not served by human hand
• give all men life
• determined the times and places where they should live
• in him we live and move and have our being
• some believed
• Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus
• a woman named Damaris
• some others
• apparently Paul kept the names of the new believers