Acts 17:22–31

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So Paul stood before the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that
you are very religious in all respects.
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For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even
found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what
you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.
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The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and
earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,
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nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he
himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.
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From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire
earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where
they would live,
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so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and
find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
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For in him we live and move about and exist, as even some of your own
poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’
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So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like
gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.
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Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now
commands all people everywhere to repent,
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because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in
righteousness, by a man whom he designated, having provided proof to
everyone by raising him from the dead.”

One thought:

We will only be as confident in the day of judgement as we are in Jesus’ resurrection

Three questions:

What was one thing that stood out to you from Paul’s talk?

Have you repented of your sins?

Who needs to hear this message from you? Write down three people and pray for them.

Prayer:

Praise God for His justice and mercy. Give thanks that He has brought you and many others to repentance. Ask God to help you prayerfully engage others in the gospel message.

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