Lesson 462: Acts 17:28
The Blueprint — The Verse
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
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The Context — The History
PaulAlso known as the Apostle Paul or Saul of Tarsus, he is the most influential missionary and writer of the New Testament. Originally a Pharisee who persecuted Christians, Paul experienced a dramatic encounter with the risen Jesus and became a devoted messenger of the gospel. He traveled widely, planted churches across the Roman world, and wrote letters that form a... More addressed the Areopagus in Athens, a city known for philosophy and idolatry. He quoted Greek poets while proclaiming the unknown God revealed in Christ and resurrection.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
PaulAlso known as the Apostle Paul or Saul of Tarsus, he is the most influential missionary and writer of the New Testament. Originally a Pharisee who persecuted Christians, Paul experienced a dramatic encounter with the risen Jesus and became a devoted messenger of the gospel. He traveled widely, planted churches across the Roman world, and wrote letters that form a... 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 perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
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Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
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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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