"....I even found an altar with this inscription:
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD."
(Acts 17:23b)
The Greek word for, "unknown," here is the word from which we get, "agnostic." One translation can also be, "To the unknowable God."
Jesus prayed after the Passover Meal with His disciples, "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent." Eternal Life is knowing God, not knowing about God. The Word for, "know," in Jesus' prayer is a very intimate word. And it is this intimacy to which you and I are called in Jesus Christ. I believe this is part, if not all, of the "meaning" of, "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you."
All around most today is a sea of people who are agnostic. They may "believe in God," but to most it is, "....THE UNKNOWABLE GOD."
But you know Him, don't you? Then, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven," God KNOWABLE.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I so thank You that You have made Yourself known to all who are seeking You, and continue to in Jesus. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
