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NASB | Acts 28:2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 28:2 And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness and hospitality; for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, since it had begun to rain and was cold. |
Bible Question:
Hi Kalos, Your opinion contradicts Act 17:23-27 "For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. "The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; Any pagan, heathen or Muslim who holds the concept of the God who created the universe holds the concept of the monotheistic God. Acts 4:12 refers to salvation which cannot be obtained from the 'generic God' except by His Son Jesus. Muslims hold an inadequate and incomplete picture of the Creator God, but I disagree with you that their God is someone else. Yes, they worship Him in ignorance and they are not saved. Robin |
Bible Answer: Hi Robin, I would agree with kalos! Heres why. Paul is not endorsing or acknowledging that there are other gods in his sermon on Mars Hill. Note verse 29: "Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man." The God who we as believers worship and Orthodoxy upholds is the triune God revealed in scripture. The true God is found in the pages of our Bibles. It is His Son Whom we seek for salvation and life. The fact that others may worship gods doesn't mean that they are the same as ours! They're not, because there is only one God as Deut. 6:4 says, "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!" Allah is not our god nor is he the same as the Lord God (Jehovah Elohim) of scripture! You would need to prove by scripture your argument that it is otherwise:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |