2. Acts 17:21-31

3. Are All Men Created Equal?

4. 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.”

5. 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

6. 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…” [ /articles/races.html]

7. 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…”

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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”