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 Paul at the Areopagus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Temple of Athena  

 

How the World’s Oldest Wooden Sculpture Is Reshaping Prehistory

At 12,500 years old, the Shigir Idol is by far the earliest known work of ritual art. Only decay has kept others from being found.

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Colossians 3:5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature:^[a] sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

 

 

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1 John 2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁷ Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard. ⁸ Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

⁹ The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰ The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.^{[b] 11} But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Reasons for Writing

¹² I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins have been forgiven
because of Jesus’ name.
¹³ I am writing to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the One who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have had victory over the evil one.
¹⁴ I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the One who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word remains in you,
and you have had victory over the evil one.