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Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Standing Firm in a Pagan World

Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Adrian Rogers

Religion & Spirituality

4.9534 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

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.

Transcript

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Pastor, teacher, and author Adrian Rogers has introduced people all over the world to the love of Jesus Christ,

0:06.6

and has impacted untold numbers of lives by presenting profound truth simply stated.

0:12.0

Thanks for joining us for this message. Here's Adrian Rogers.

0:16.0

We are moving away from a Christian consensus in America. And increasingly, Americans are believing

0:24.9

that Jesus Christ is fine, wonderful indeed, but he is only one option among many options.

0:33.3

And what we're calling that today is pluralism, and that we're called upon to accept all religions as equal.

0:42.3

And somehow we're un-American if we don't put arms around others and other faiths and say,

0:48.3

your religion is just as good as mine.

0:52.7

As a matter of fact, they tell us that tolerance is wrong. We're not supposed

0:59.1

to tolerate them, for that assumes that we don't agree with them, but that's okay. No, now they

1:06.7

want to go beyond tolerance to acceptance and approval. And it is an insinuation that we think

1:15.2

something is wrong with their faith if we even tolerate it. Now, ladies and gentlemen,

1:21.8

what are we to do? Are we to wring our hands or give up in despair? Or are we to wring our hands or give up in despair or are we to give a credible response to these

1:33.5

challenges to the cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in this message I want to tell you that

1:40.3

what we are to do is to raise the flag of our faith and expect others to salute it.

1:47.5

Others to believe in the Lord that we believe in.

1:51.2

Now, the episode that I'm going to talk to you about today is taken here from the 17th chapter

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of the book of Acts.

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The Apostle Paul is in the great city of Athens, the intellectual,

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the cultural center of the ancient world. He's waiting for his comrades to join him. So

2:09.0

Timothy and Silas are on their way. And Paul is alone in this big city. Have you ever been alone in a big city?

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May I tell you this?

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