Act 17:29
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Rom 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;
so that they are without excuse:

Col 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

1Jo 5:6-7
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one.

“Godhead” is the term that describes the triune God.
The word is deleted from modern translations…to our loss…though one will see “Divine Nature”.

Focusing today on the Acts passage…

Paul is speaking to a group of unbelievers in Athens.
They were the wise, the “knowledgeable”, the “important”.
Look at some of the context…

Act 17:16-18

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens,
his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.

So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles,
and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present.

And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Paul was awaiting his entourage.
He observed that the city of Athens was full of idols, as are our cities.

We are unaware of the idols that we have.
We consider them to be “normal”, yet they are idols.
Anything that usurps from the Most High is an idol.

So, Paul was reasoning in the synagogue.
The Jews heard.
The God-fearing Gentiles heard.

He also reasoned in the market place.
All in the market heard.

Paul also conversed with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers.
They thought Paul a foolish babbler.
They thought he was proclaimer of strange deities.

Why?

Because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Know that if we speak the Truth, the world will think us strange.

It is the Epicurean/Stoic philosophers that invited Paul to speak to a gathering on the Areopagus. They thought he would be entertaining.

He seized the moment…as we will see…

Do we?
Do we take every moment to the authority of the Lord Jesus?
In the market?
In the gather place?
Everywhere…

The Word Podcast - Today’s Episode…
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