THE UNKNOWN GOD is Jesus Christ

Acts 17:18-34

Paul tells the men of Athens that Jesus is God. There were some philosophers who were upset with Paul because every where that Paul went; he preached that Jesus was the “Christ” using the Old Testament scripture which revealed the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, thereby proving that Jesus Christ is the only God according to Jewish foundational training.(Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11, Revelation 1:8).

The people of Areopagus had not heard the doctrine of Christ and they didn’t know what it meant. However, the Athenians were willing to listen and discuss the doctrine. Paul let them know that they were superstitious because he saw their devotion to an altar with the inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Paul took this opportunity to explain to them that they didn’t know that this same unknown God who is Jesus Christ, is the same one that I have been talking to you about. The God that was crucified and was resurrected is Jesus Christ. In other words, Paul let the people know that he was teaching them that Jesus Christ is this unknown God (Corinthians 10:4, Acts 9:5).

Guess What? Some believed and some did not. We can preach Jesus being the one God of heaven and earth all we want, we can show them in the scriptures who Jesus is, and some still won’t believe. What if some don’t believe? Does it make God’s Word of none effect? God forbid. Paul got so upset with the Jews because of their unbelief that he turned to the Gentiles (Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1,10,14, I Timothy 3:16).

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