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Acts 17:21-31

Acts 17:21-31. Are All Men Created Equal?. EACH OF US IS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL. Even identical twins are not perfectly equal

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Acts 17:21-31

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  1. Acts 17:21-31

  2. Are All Men Created Equal?

  3. EACH OF US IS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL • Even identical twins are not perfectly equal • Nor are we equal in circumstances – Ecclesiastes 9:11 NKJV 11 I returned and saw under the sun that-The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.”

  4. EQUAL IN ORIGINS • Created by God – Proverbs 22:2 • Of One blood – Acts 17:26 • Started from one man – 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 • From one man, one woman- Genesis 2:21-23 • She is “mother of all living” – Genesis 3:20 • One family – Noah’s – Genesis 9:19

  5. CONCEPT OF RACE DOES NOT EXIST IN THE SCRIPTURES • Bible speaks of nationalities & languages • From tower of Babel – Genesis 11:1-9 • “Race doesn’t matter. In fact, it doesn’t even exist in humans…” [http://record.wustl.edu/archive/1998/10-15-98/articles/races.html]

  6. SHARE IN EQUAL DOWNFALL • Mankind shares equally – Romans 3:23 NKJV 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, • Started with Adam – Romans 5:12-14 • Nationality no barrier to sin – Romans 3:9-18 “"There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside…”

  7. ALL FACE EQUAL JUDGMENT • Must appear before God – 2 Corinthians 5:10 • All nations shall gather before Christ – Matthew 25:31,32 • Gives us sympathy for our brethren – Romans 14:10 • Fairly given- Colossians 3:24,25

  8. ALL FACE EQUAL JUDGMENT • Based on what we have done – Revelation 22:12 • What we do compared to truth – Romans 2:2-6 • No partially – Romans 2:11 • By the record of our lives – Revelation 20:12 • By the gospel of Jesus Christ – Romans 2:16

  9. EQUAL OFFER OF SALVATION • God loved us too much to let us go – Romans 5:6-10 • Planned before the foundation of the world- Ephesians 1:3-14 • Offered equally to all – Galatians 3:26-29 • Without distinction – Romans 10:12 • Equally new – Colossians 3:9-11

  10. You have the same opportunity as everyone else • You can accept or reject the offer • IT IS UP TO YOU • Philippians 2:12,13 “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”

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