The first reaction to truth is hatred.
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
God the Father's a deep root; the Son's the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty & fragrance
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony. To them, I suppose, the artistic skill of God is displeasing!