The difficulties which culminated in the counsil of Jerusalem arose while Paul and Barnabas were preaching to the Gentiles. In the preaching of these two, the Gentiles were told that it was not necessary to be circumcised, to avoid the uncl...
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There are a few sects that hold to some or all of the Old Testament teachings, but, frankly, only a few fringe ones that are generally regarded as weirdos. For the most part, mainstream Christian teaching is that the Law (i.e. the mitzvot) ...
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Paul's letter to Timothy states part of the problem 1Tim 4:1 However, the inspired utterance says definitely that in later periods of time some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings ...
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"The gathering of the Apostles at Jerusalem to decide on the observance of the Mosaic precepts by the converts to Christianity. They declared: "It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and ourselves not to saddle you with any burden...
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He did not do so. St. Peter presided. Acts XV., 7, says, "After much disputing Peter rose up and said." He then decided the issue. Verse 12 tells us that after Peter had spoken all held their peace. James then expressed his assent...
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The Council of Princes of Jerusalem - 15 through 16 inclusive – teaches lessons using settings based on the ancient captivity of the Hebrews and the building of the second Temple. The 15 and 16 beautifully illustrate how fidelity to duty an...
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In the early days of the Christian movement, James (brother of Jesus) led a council of people who made decisions about how they would do things, located in Jerusalem. You can read about their decisions in the book of Acts.
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