THE BOCC PRESENTS - “Greek Civilization vs God’s Word: When ‘Progress’ Multiplied Evil”

THE BOCC PRESENTS - “Greek Civilization vs God’s Word: When ‘Progress’ Multiplied Evil”
What defines a “civilized” people—Greek philosophy and culture or the Word of God? Discover how the rise of Greek and Hellenistic culture—celebrated by historians as the birth of Western civilization—contrasts sharply with the biblical record. While philosophers, art, and democracy flourished, Scripture (Daniel 8, 11; 1 Maccabees 1) reveals this was also the age when “evils were multiplied in the earth.” This sermon explores the clash between worldly wisdom and God’s covenant truth, showing why true civilization is measured not by man’s achievements, but by obedience to the Most High.
We’ll cover:
• Hellenist pillars: reason-as-ultimate, the polis (city-state), beauty-as-virtue, and glory culture.
• Biblical pillars: covenant law, justice/mercy, holiness, and the fear of the LORD as the beginning of wisdom.
• Captive thinking: why Paul warns, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit” (Col 2:8).
• True formation: not Greek paideia but discipleship—mind and heart transformed by Scripture and the Spirit (Rom 12:2).
Key Scriptures: (Daniel 8, 11; 1 Maccabees 1)
Takeaways:
Identify where Greek assumptions still rule your understanding and values.

Replace “civilized by Athens” with formed by God and his WORD (Scripture, prayer, obedience).

REPENT in the name of Christ.

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