And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?”
(Acts 17:18a)
The Epicureans and the Stoics believed the exact opposite things. One believed in following your senses and desires (the Epicureans); the other believed you should restrain all desires and endure hardship (the Stoics)… yet both of them thought Paul was an idle babbler.
Christianity never pleases the world’s philosophies. It is neither luxurious nor rigid enough. It has too much self-control and too much grace. In short, the world hates it because it isn’t of this world. It doesn’t belong because it isn’t meant to.
Christ preached a kingdom that is heavenly, and He preached it with wisdom from above. Do not expect a heavenly message to fit into a box fashioned by men.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites