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28 for ain Him we live and move and have our being, bas also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’  
29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, awe ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.  
30 Truly, athese times of ignorance God overlooked, but bnow commands all men everywhere to repent,  
31 because He has appointed a day on which aHe will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by braising Him from the dead.”  
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.”
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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What Does Acts 17:30 Mean?

God, in times of human ignorance, chose to overlook and tolerate shortcomings, restraining any immediate judgment. This patience is described in a way that brings God to a human level for better understanding, showing how God bore with humanity despite their lack of knowledge. This reflects the message in Acts 17:30, where past ignorance was overlooked, but now a call to repentance is made to all people everywhere. Just as God showed patience, there is an encouragement to extend similar forbearance towards others, mirroring the divine example of restraint and understanding during times of unawareness.




Acts 17:30

God overlooked, tolerated, or bore with it because of, in this case, our ignorance. God made excuses, as it were, to Himself to restrain Himself from striking out. This is, of course, bringing God down to a human level so we can understand. This is the kind of language Paul and Luke used to allow us to grasp the fact that God bore with us. We have to learn to do the same toward others.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Unity (Part 8): Ephesians 4 (E)

Related Topics: Forbearance | God's Forbearance | God's Longsuffering | God's Restraint | God's Tolerance | Longsuffering | Restraint | Self Restraint | Tolerance


 
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