In Athens Paul found himself surrounded by people who did not share his
deepest convictions. And there was much in Athens to assault a Christian’s sensibilities.
-dennis haack
Sin is offensive, but if any barrier
occurs in our interaction with unbelievers,
it should be the offense of the cross, not
our being offended by sinners who act naturally,
which is to say, sinfully. By God’s
grace may we grow so that our “distress” over a lost world causes us, like Paul in
Athens, to identify points of contact and
agreement in the surrounding culture for
the sake of the gospel. Allowing the offensiveness
of sin to deter us from finding a
creative opening for the gospel is a luxury
we simply can not afford. If we invest emotional
energy in being offended at sin, may
it be over our own. --haack
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