God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent...(Acts 17:24-30)
Man, I wish Paul could come and address our political leaders, community, and churches today! As he addressed the political and cultural leader's of Greece, he addresses us today!
In very simple terms, he is telling us it is not about our buildings, our stairs or our pedigree. We are all from one man, Adam, and God is the One to Whom we owe our worship. Men everywhere need to repent . . . sooner rather than later! Time is short!!!
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