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1 | Lifting hands worship Yes/No? Acts 17:25 | Psalm | Hank | 155772 | ||
A fine answer, Mark. There is an interesting sidelight to this passage. Acts 17:25 is, of course, a segment of Paul's address to the Athenians at the Areopagus, more commonly known as his sermon on Mars Hill (Acts 17:19-34). These Athenians were by and large pagan, and it was often a practice in idol temples for the priests to bring food and other physical comforts to their gods. Thus in his sermon to the idol-worshiping Athenians, he contrasts the true God, the one whom they called the "unknown god," with their idols, saying that the true God is He who made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and therefore He neither lives in man-made temples nor needs anything that men's hands can give Him. He does not need to be fed and cared for! On the contrary, it is the true God who gives to all life and breath and everything else that they have. It is clear from Romans 17:34 that at least some of these Athenians got the point and believed. But, of course, some mocked and others wanted to think it over (vs.32). --Hank | ||||||
2 | Lifting hands worship Yes/No? Acts 17:25 | Psalm | mark d seyler | 155775 | ||
Hi Hank When I was young a free and hitchhiking around the countryside I had an experience that really left an impression. My friend and I were in North California, and we were picked up by some Hare Krishnas on feast day. They invited us to their temple and we accepted. This was before I was a Christian. We had a great meal, although it was kind of weird with all their customs and such, and of course they offered the food to their idols before serving it. Later that day, a large wildfire came through, and we all loaded up in vans to evacuate. But several of the guys stayed behind. They had to bury their gods in the field, in case the fire came near the buildings. And I thought to myself, what kind of gods are these, that you have to bury them in the dirt because they could not protect themselves? Our God is better! Love in Christ, Mark |
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