Tag: jerusalem
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Epistle from the Council of Jerusalem – Acts 15:20
The Council of Jerusalem has come to a decision. They will write an epistle of instruction to the gentile churches. Let’s focus for a moment on a HOT TOPIC of A.D. 50 on which future missions of the apostles hinged. (HOW will JEWS worship with other CULTURES?) Church leaders ANSWERED with an EPISTLE from their…
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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…
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