Lesson 462: Acts 17:28
The Blueprint — The Verse
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
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The Context — The History
PaulPaul is the apostle who carried the message of Jesus into the Gentile world, transforming early Christianity through his missionary journeys, his letters, and his profound teaching on grace, faith, and the New Covenant. More addressed the Areopagus in Athens, a city known for philosophy and idolatry. He quoted Greek poets while proclaiming the unknown God revealed in ChristJesus of Nazareth, also called the Christ or the Messiah, is the central figure of the New Testament and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Born in the line of David, He taught with divine authority, performed miracles, and revealed the kingdom of God. More and resurrectionResurrection is God’s act of raising the dead to new life — first seen in Christ’s victory over the grave, and ultimately fulfilled when all humanity is raised for judgment, transformation, and eternal destiny. More.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
PaulPaul is the apostle who carried the message of Jesus into the Gentile world, transforming early Christianity through his missionary journeys, his letters, and his profound teaching on grace, faith, and the New Covenant. More observed Athens full of idols and reasoned in the synagogue and marketplace. Before the council, he declared God made the world and gives life, quoting poets who said 'In him we live and move and have our being.'
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
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Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
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Discussion
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How can believers engage culture without abandoning the gospel?
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What does it mean that we live and move in God?
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Where do you see people worshiping without knowing the true God?
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