The Reasons Why We Worship As We Do (part 3 of Acts 17)

Why We Worship Jesus and Him Alone

The Apostle Paul Concludes His Remarks at Athens

(Acts chapter 17, verses 24–34)

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Last week when we closed out part 2 of this 3 part series on Acts 17, the apostle Paul had been sent ahead of Silas and Timothy to Athens to begin organizing a church there. Upon his arrival, Paul was dismayed to find a city with a god for everything you can think of. He even found a statue with the inscription, “To an unknown god”, as it is written: “….as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship — and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.” (Acts 17: 23) Beginning in verse 24, the starting point for this week’s lesson, the apostle Paul lays it out for them all, but he left his message up to his audience as to its interpretation.