[KJV]
Acts 17:29; Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Acts 17:30; And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Acts 17:31; Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
[NASB]
Acts 17:29; "Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
Acts 17:30; "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
Acts 17:31; because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."
There is a lot in these few verses. First of all God isn't an idol made out of gold, silver or stone by men.
Also it says God will rule the world through Christ. The proof of this is that He (God) raised Jesus from the dead.
But it's the middle verse I am wondering about here.
It seems that God had at least a little grace even in the old testament. In "the times of ignorance" God
overlooked, or as King James puts it... He "winked" at some sins. He let some of the sins slide by.
But it says that "now".. God is saying that men should repent. It goes on to say that men should repent because God is going to judge them. Were there some things God overlooked in the old testament that He
doesn't overlook (wink at) now?
Acts 17:29; Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Acts 17:30; And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Acts 17:31; Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
[NASB]
Acts 17:29; "Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
Acts 17:30; "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
Acts 17:31; because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."
There is a lot in these few verses. First of all God isn't an idol made out of gold, silver or stone by men.
Also it says God will rule the world through Christ. The proof of this is that He (God) raised Jesus from the dead.
But it's the middle verse I am wondering about here.
It seems that God had at least a little grace even in the old testament. In "the times of ignorance" God
overlooked, or as King James puts it... He "winked" at some sins. He let some of the sins slide by.
But it says that "now".. God is saying that men should repent. It goes on to say that men should repent because God is going to judge them. Were there some things God overlooked in the old testament that He
doesn't overlook (wink at) now?