Tuesday, January 26, 2021

St. Paul Lavished Praise On The Pagan Poet Who Said - 600 Years Before Christ - “In Him We Live And Move And Have Our Being” (Acts 17:28)






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Until I saw the minute long video that accompanied the "Finding God On Your IPOD" image above, I did not know that St. Paul had praised the pagan poet Epimenides as a "prophet." 

So what are practitioners of the "one, true, holy and apostolic faith" to conclude from St. Paul's laudatory praise for the heathen prophet who wrote:
“In him we live and move and have our being” 
(Acts 17:28)

Pagan Poet's Words Make St. Paul's Case

Earlier in The Acts Of The Apostles, we find its author describing the full-throttle communism of the early Christian church. 

"Are Christians Supposed To Be Communist?"
New York Times


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In passing, I will note "Epimenides' Paradox":

Epimenides was a Cretan who made one immortal statement: "All Cretans are liars."

Epimedides
Wikipedia

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The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
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