O nly at this point does Paul introduce the more specifically Christian revelation of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Paul says the resurrection of Jesus is the primary assurance of life from our common Creator. In that scandalous specificity of the Christ event, Paul clearly risks the rejection of his listeners. I n summary, Paul's gospeling dialogue with the Athenians is a highly contextualized message listener friendly, even at points, explicitly listener complimentary. Paul took great pains to express the gospel on his listener's terms.
S haring the gospel is nothing less than the sharing of our very selves.
It is O.K. to take the time to build relationships that humanize and dignify both the announcer and the receiver of the good news. There is an urgency to evangelism but there is also a patience to the gospel. As long as gospeling is relational, it will be a patient urgency.