Tag: council
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Apostles Sent to the Gentiles with a Letter of the Council
Will any of the Twelve travel to Antioch Syria from Jerusalem? Or will the Apostles send their Epistle to the Gentiles with other reliable messengers? A.D. 49 – Jerusalem Judea in Roman occupied Syria Who are these Apostles to the Gentiles? Recall that the current crisis of the Church involves both Jews and Gentiles and…
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Truth for Gentiles who turn to God
How will the Jerusalem Council judge Gentiles according to the Jewish Law of Moses? Acts 15 6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. Simon Peter has testified. “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear…
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A.D. 49 – the Council at Jerusalem
Acts 15 – a council of the Apostles in Jerusalem Arrival of Paul and Barnabas from the Church at Antioch Syria 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. Historical context: In A.D. 49, nearly two decades after…
