Standing Firm in a Pagan World | Part 2

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Adrian Rogers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In Acts 17, Paul finds himself surrounded by a pagan society in Athens, Greece. Yet, the ones who opposed the Gospel in this passage are much like those who oppose the Gospel, now. In this message, Adrian Rogers analyzes Paul’s response to reveal how to stand firm in a pagan world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/135/29?v=20251111

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0:00.0	Listen closely as Adrian Rogers explains the grave dangers of idolatry.
0:09.0	Why is idolatry the greatest sin?
0:11.0	Because it is a repudiation of the very purpose of life.
0:15.0	Why do you exist? Why this planet? Why this creation?
0:19.0	God made you. God created you. God created you to know him and to love
0:24.2	him. And down in your heart, down in your heart, you have a desire to know him and love him.
0:30.3	Welcome to Love Worth Finding, featuring the inspiring and convicting lessons of acclaimed
0:36.2	pastor and Bible teacher Adrian Rogers.
0:39.6	An idol is anything you love, serve, fear, or trust more than God.
0:45.5	And Paul saw idolatry everywhere he turned in Athens.
0:50.5	Now today, in our cities, in our country, sometimes even in our churches, we can see idolatry.
0:58.4	We all worship something because mankind is incurably religious.
1:02.9	How did Paul deal with the idolatry that he met in Greece?
1:07.8	How can we stand firm in our pagan world?
1:12.5	If you have your Bible, turn to Acts, chapter 17, we'll begin in Greece. How can we stand firm in our pagan world? If you have your Bible, turn to Acts chapter 17, will begin in verse 16. And once again, here's Adrian Rogers. Now, the episode
1:20.6	that I'm going to talk to you about today is taken here from the 17th chapter of the book of
1:25.7	Acts. The Apostle Paul is in the great city of Athens,
1:30.2	the intellectual, the cultural center of the ancient world. The glory of Athens was overwhelming.
1:38.0	As a result of this cultural superiority, as a result of this intellectualism, it was a city that was filled with
1:48.3	cynicism. It was a city that was filled with snobbery. It was a city that was filled with
1:54.8	debate. And Paul is there. And Paul is going to share Jesus Christ and he's going to meet strong resistance.
2:05.0	And we're going to learn some lessons because what happened so long ago,
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