Acts 17:28 'For in him we live and move and have our being.’
In an earlier essay, I spoke about a process (employing reincarnation) that we as humans cannot escape and would now like to explain that line of reasoning. Let me begin by referring to the image, pervasive in Christianity, of a mother cradling a child. As it stands, when seeing this image, most automatically think of the Virgin Mother and Jesus, supposedly the Son of God and Savior of humankind. One problem I have with this idea is that, as demonstrated by the pictures below, the same imagery can be found in cultures that predate Christianity. Another problem I have is that the image is not that of an earthly mother and her demigod son. The image is symbolic. The true meaning of Acts: 17:28 is not about Mary and Jesus. It is about every person that has walked the earth since the beginning of time. Let me explain.
Beginning when I was about four, I went to church and of course while there studied the Bible. At about age thirteen, I stopped going when it became apparent that what they were telling me did not add up. However, even though I stopped going to church, I continued to study the Bible. I also, over the years, studied philosophy and read frequently from the Quran. Finally, not remembering precisely when, I reverted to a different form of study - prayer, meditation and for a lack of a better way to describe it, daydreaming. I incessantly think about God seeking to build on my theological and philosophical base. I have always sought to make sense of the Bible and to understand God and how he is connected to us and the world in which we live. And, as it is with other types of study, one verse or thought always leads to another. And Acts: 7:28 is no exception!