Bible Study – Acts 17

S – For in him we live and move and have our being, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring

Acts 17:28 CSB

O – Commentary:

 For in Him we live (cf. Acts 17:25), and move, and have our being. Also Paul quoted the poet Aratus, from Paul’s homeland Cilicia: We are His offspring. This second quotation was from Aratus’ work Phainomena. All people—Athenians along with all others—are God’s offspring, not in the sense that they are all His redeemed children or in the sense that they all possess an element of deity, but in the sense that they are created by God and receive their very life and breath from Him 

“Acts,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – Fascinating that Paul is quoting poets while talking to philosophers in Athens.  A great reminder that we need to know our audience when sharing the gospel.  It helps when we speak in a way they can latch onto the truths of God and apply them to their own lives.

R – Heavenly Father, we worship and surrender to you.  Empower us to share your love and heart to others in ways that have meaning to them.  We need to value them in our words and actions.