The Unknown God of the AtheniansActs 17 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 "for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD…

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Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Dwells not in temples made with handsIsaiah 66 1 Thus says the LORD: "Heaven is My throne, And

earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest?

Psalms 24 1 The earth is the LORD'S, and all its fullness, The

world and those who dwell therein.John 4 21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is

coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Is not worshipped with men’s handsPsalms 50 8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt

offerings, Which are continually before Me. 9 I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of

your folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a

thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild

beasts of the field are Mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is

Mine, and all its fullness. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Gives life, breath, and all thingsJob 1 21 And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's

womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD."

James 1 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from

above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Made of one blood all nations1 Corinthians 15 45 And so it is written, "The first man Adam

became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Philippians 2 3 Let nothing be done through selfish

ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Appointed that men should seek HimIsaiah 557 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous

man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

Ezra 7 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of

the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Matthew 7 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;

knock, and it will be opened to you.

Him I Proclaim Unto You…

• Not far from any of usPsalms 139 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I

flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make

my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in

the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your

right hand shall hold me.

Him I Proclaim Unto You…• We are His offspring

Genesis 1 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our

likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 2 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and

breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

John 4 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will

worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

The Unknown God of the Athenians

Acts 17 30 "Truly, these times of ignorance God

overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

31 "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."