Acts 17:21-31

Are All Men Created Equal?

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.”

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

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]

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…”

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

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

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

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”