Mars Hill = Areopagus

Acts 17:16-34

Athens represented a pulled in opposite directions.

Significant Features We Should Employ About Our World View

1^st Paul approached things from the perspective.  v. 22

2^nd Paul used the to introduce the unfamiliar.   v. 23

The Athenians had an all culture, accepting any and all beliefs or gods.

3^rd Paul shared yet and .
He revealed the God of the Bible with points.

• As the creator, God cannot be put in a .  v. 24

God is .

God is .

God is .

God is .

• As the creator, God has no needs, so He cannot be or .   v. 25

God – instead provides the of people by His own .

• As the Sovereign of the universe, He has a and He is .  vs. 26-27

God longs to be . In Christianity, the ultimate destiny of the universe is to acknowledge God as .

• As the source of , God does not depend on us, we on Him.  vs. 28-29

4^th Paul applied his principles to the needs of his .

Then Comes The ! “Resurrection”

There Were Three Responses!

1^st v. 18

it!

2^nd v. 34

God had been at – that’s why God brought Paul there.

3^rd Contemplation v. 32; Mark 8:23-25

Paul was .

Our job is to be . The Lord’s job is to see to the success.