Epicureanism And Paul's Worldview

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Paul’s worldview, as a Christian, is that Jesus died and rose from the dead so that sinners may go to Heaven. Christians believe in justification by faith and that by believing in Jesus’s death and resurrection, they can have a right relationship with God, who forgives all through the death of his son. While Paul was ministering at the synagogue, the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers heard what Paul was preaching and invited him to come to the Areopagus to know more. The Epicureanism belief comes from a famous philosopher, Epicurean, and was very much based on materialism. They prayed to multiple gods but also thought that there was no god who maintained the world, it was up to humans to decide their fate. Paul realizes they strongly believe

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