In a Civics thread, there was a discussion over whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God. While I'm not looking to focus on that question here, it did give me an opportunity to bring up Acts 17, which has Paul's speech at the Areopagus. Acts 17:23 in particular, at least at face value, seems to imply that Paul says that people were unknowingly worshiping God. People who like to promote pluralistic or inclusivist views like to invoke this verse, and understandably so. However, to me, it seems like Paul is using that more rhetorically and isn't entirely clear that he was giving partial approval of their religious practices. (When Paul says that he sees they are very religious in verse 22, it seems clear that he says that rhetorically, not to approve of their practices.)
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