Acts 15 Summary in 5 Minutes - 2BeLikeChrist

A 5 minute Bible study through Acts 15. In chapter 15, Paul and Barnabas travel to Jerusalem to settle a dispute about circumcision. In Jerusalem the Council of Apostles gathered to decide if the Gentiles needed to be circumcised. At the end of the chapter, Paul takes Silas and begins his second missionary journey.

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[timothyjones]

The elders in the Antioch church demonstrated great wisdom in their approach. Yet another example of the power of the testimony as we come to this expression of God’s ways. When in doubt, seek wisdom from Holy Spirit🙏

[josephineacolicol]

I know that my good deeds & prayers is not enough to make me holy & be saved only by the GRACE & Mercy of God through the BLOOD OF JESUS. But I want to be close to God like a friend that's why I do my best to follow JESUS commandments to love one another, love my enemies & pray for those who hates me . If we do all these things we will be provided by God w/ His perfect PEACE.

[josephineacolicol]

God requires us to circumcise our hearts.

[angelinaoseiafrifa]

God bless you for detailed work done in 5 minutes

[torahobservantsda]

Notice though that all 4 of these things that were immediately required of Gentile converts are found not in the Ten Commandments, but in the book of the Law, or Torah, so this chapter cannot be used to support the claim that the Law of God as given through Moses was nailed to the cross.

[stephenlogan]

Excellent! Right to the point brother. I appreciate how you conveyed this subject. We will be discussing this chapter this coming Sunday. Thanks again!

[josephineacolicol]

Im a Gentile used to be Catholic now im born again i follow Jesus.. i observe the Sabbath on Saturday & I am doing my best not to eat pork, sea shells etc that in old testament God did not want us to eat .

[RebeccaRamirez-zjcx]

Thank you for these short summery lessons that have helped me teach my jr class at church. The downloadable print out is my go to for the book of Acts.

[papabear]

To be like Christ is to practice His Sabbath (Hebrews 4:9-11), to eat sanctified food ( no blood, no strangled, no foods offered to idols, no pork, no lobster) like He did, to be physically circumcised like He was, to wear tzi tzi like He did. Acts 15:19-21 says that the gentiles turning to God were required to observe 4 Moses Laws as the rest will be heard in the synagogue every Sabbath for obedience to God’s Laws. These early gentile believers were gathering on Sabbath like Jesus did. They were instructed to no longer be sexually immoral, not eat strangled food, food offered to idols and blood. Revelations chapters 2 and 3 says that those who oractice sexual immorality and eat foods sacrificed to idols will face His wrath or their names will be removed from the Book of Life. Galatians 5:21 states that those who practice sexual immorality and idolatry will not inherit God’s kingdom. The yoke that is burdensome is the physical circumcision. Otherwise James would not have required the gentiles coming to God to observe 4 of them as a start.
James 1:25 says that those who look intently into the perfect Law, the Law that gives freedom, and continues in it shall be blessed. Therefore Law of Moses is not burdensome.
Abraham was circumcised at 99 years old 24 years later after God appeared to him thus circumcision was not a requirement for salvation but faith in God first. It’s the same for Acts 15 in that salvation is by faith through grace alone. Observation of Laws of Moses is an act of obedience to God’s Laws. Thus James said in James 2:17-26, faith without works is dead.

[christan]

You forgot to mention that it wasn't just circumcision issues that were being talked about in Acts 15 but also the dietary law as it was implied on verse 5 & 19. You should have given clarification whether to still adhere to Leviticus 11 or not.

[cherylmburton]

The John Mark he speaks of is the eventual writer of the gospel of Mark. He was not one of the 12 Apostles. St Paul eventually got over his anger with Mark and evidently forgave him. Mark became faithful and Paul sent for him to accompany him and Mark became his loyal attendant. When Mark wrote in his gospel of a young man grabbed by soldiers when Jesus was arrested and the young man slipped out of his garment and ran away naked: some people believe Mark was writing about himself?

[romanlegions]

John 7:18-19 The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself. The one who desires the honor of the One who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him. Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you obeys the law. Why do you want to kill me?

[MikieBLEST]

Thanks for the great content brother. My aim is for my page to be more like yours. Stay blessed up❤

[captnMorgan]

are you associated with any denomination, group of churches, historic confessions?

[josephineacolicol]

So, I can eat bacon again, clams & shrimps???