When Paul arrived at Athens, he commented on how religious the city was -there were statues of gods and goddesses everywhere. In fact, they were so afraid that they might have missed a god, they built an altar to the god they didn’t know about. And Paul introduced to them the God of the ages - the Creator God whose Son came to earth to redeem mankind, not only from rioting and riotous living, but empty religion. When one of the young protégés of the Apostle Paul began his ministry on the island of Crete - he was surrounded by religion and religious mythologies; he was submerged into a relativistic culture where lying and deceiving was part of the game. There were no virtues to win and vices didn't slow anybody down; it was every man for himself. And the answer certainly wasn't another religion. The answer was a spiritual reformation, bound up in the gospel of Jesus Christ. That's why as Paul introduces himself to the churches in Crete -through his letter to Titus - which is where I invite your attention to return - he informs both Titus and the churches that he is a very passionate man. In fact, he will describe himself with the kind of passions that will change a person's life - and his relationships - and his work ethic - and his perspective -and his life, in general. If the Christian ever hopes to impact his world - these passions must become our passions.
Passion
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