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Understanding the Unknown God: Insights from Acts 17:22-34

In Acts 17:22-34, the Apostle Paul shares profound insights into God's nature while addressing an audience in Athens. He confronts mixed reactions, including ridicule and acceptance. This passage emphasizes that God does not make mistakes, is eternal, and is not created by man. Paul reveals that God is the Creator, our Sustainer, and a universal presence who desires a relationship with us. Through Jesus Christ, we can know God and understand His will. This exploration challenges how we perceive divinity and invites genuine worship.

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Understanding the Unknown God: Insights from Acts 17:22-34

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  1. Bible Question Box The Unknown God Acts 17:22-34

  2. Apostolic Preaching(Acts 17:16-21) • What people needed to hear, 17:16-17 (20:20; 2 Tim. 4:2) • Mixed reactions: Rejection, mockery, postponement, acceptance • Ridicule & curiosity (17:18-21)

  3. Question: “Does God want to make mistakes and how was he created?” • No, God does not make mistakes • Num. 23:19; 1 Sam. 15:29; Mal. 3:6; Jas. 1:13, 17 (Heb. 13:8) • God was not created, He is eternal • Psa. 90:2; Isa. 57:15; 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 1:4, 8

  4. Who is God?Acts 17:22-34 • God is not unknown,17:23-24 • Nature, 17:24-29; Rom. 1:19-20 • First cause & intelligent design,Acts 14:15, 17; Psa. 19:1-2 • Can know God’s presence, power & righteous judgment,Psa. 50:6; 97:6 • Revelation, 1 Cor. 2:11-12 • Jesus:Heb. 1:1-2; Jno. 1:1-3, 14, 18 • Can know will of God,Eph. 3:3-5; 5:17

  5. Who is God?Acts 17:22-34 • God is not limited by man,17:24-25 • Not man’s creation, Jer. 10:1-11 • Sovereign Lord, 17:24; Jer. 10:7, 10 • Self-sustaining Sustainer & Giver, 17:25-26; Isa. 42:5; 44:15-20 • God not limited to… • Temples, 17:24; Acts 7:47-50 • Men’s provisions, 17:25; Jer. 10:3-5

  6. Who is God?Acts 17:22-34 • God is not far from us,17:27; Jer. 23:23-24 • Universal access, Acts 10:34-35 • Grope for Him…find Him…not far from each person • Find God in Jesus Christ

  7. Who is God?Acts 17:22-34 • God is not an image made by man,17:29 • God cannot be represented by the art & imagination of man, 17:23 • Don’t make God into the image you want Him to be (Lev. 26:1) • Jesus reveals God, Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3

  8. Who is God?Acts 17:22-34 • God is our Creator,17:24-29 • Honored & obeyed (Rom. 1:18-23) • God is our Savior,17:30 • Calls sinners to repent, Psa. 78:37-39 • Christ came to save, 2 Cor. 5:18-21 • God is our Judge,17:31 • Assured by Christ’s resurrection, 17:18 (2 Cor. 5:10; Jno. 12:48)

  9. Reactions to the Gospel of GodActs 17:32-34 • Some mocked, 17:32 (Acts 26:8) • Some delayed, 17:32 (17:21; 24:25) • Some believed, 17:34 (1 Cor. 1:26-29)

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