Acts 17:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;”
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Read Full Chapter →God is not served by human hands as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life, breath, and all things.
What Does Acts 17:25 Mean?
Paul presses the logic further: the true God is not waited on by human hands like the idols of the city, which had to be carved, washed, clothed, and guarded. He needs nothing from us, for he is the giver of everything to us -- life, breath, and all things.
This verse turns religion right side up. We do not keep God supplied; he keeps us alive, breath by breath. Worship is not a delivery of provisions to a needy deity but the glad answer of creatures to overflowing generosity. Every heartbeat is received before any offering is brought, and the service God welcomes is the kind that flows from gratitude for gifts already given.
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What does Acts 17:25 mean?
God is not served by human hands as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life, breath, and all things.