• Many of our traditions and even days of the week and months of the year have pagan origins.
  • How should we consider religious holidays?
    • Are they evil in and of themselves?
    • Do we eschew them and totally disconnect ourselves from them?
    • Do we “straddle” the issue?
      • Participate in the secular aspects of the holiday
      • Stay away from the religious aspects of the holiday
    • Is this a matter of religious conviction? Romans 14:5-6
  • Is there opportunity where people are thinking about religion?
    • When was the church established? Acts 2:1
    • Where did Paul find Lydia? Acts 6:13-15
    • How did Paul respond to being in Athens, a city full of idols? Acts 17:16-32