Acts 15:1

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Notes

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Events

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• Jerusalem Councilc. AD 46
• Second Missionary Journeyc. AD 46

Related verses

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• Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
• Acts 15:5
  But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
• Colossians 2:8
  See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
• Leviticus 12:3
  And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
• 1 Corinthians 7:18–19
  Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
• Galatians 2:11–14
  When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
• Galatians 5:1–4
  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
• Galatians 6:13–16
  For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
• Romans 4:8–12
  Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
• Acts 15:24
  It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
• Galatians 2:3–4
  Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
• Philippians 3:2–3
  Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Judea: The southern region of Israel, centered around Jerusalem

Glossary

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Ancient Letter Writing· Antioch of Syria· Barnabas· Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament)· Book of the Acts of the Apostles· Chronology of the Bible (New Testament)· Circumcision· Jerusalem Council· Judaizers· Letter of James· Letter to the Galatians· Letter to the Romans· Moses· Nations· Paul the Apostle· Peter, the Apostle· Silas· Titus (Person)

Topics

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Antioch: A City of Syria: Dissension Within the Congregation of· Barnabas is Sent As an Emissary to Jerusalem· Bigotry in Regard to Circumcision· Catholicity: Inculcated· Christian Minister: Judaizers· Church: Government of, Mosaic and Christian· Circumcision: Necessity of, Falsely Taught by Judaizing Christians· Council: Apostolic· Elder in the Christian Church· Judaism: Judaizers Were a Corrupt Form of Christianity· Justification Before God: Under the Gospel is not of Faith and Works United· Law: Temporary· Paul: Contends with the Judaizers Against Their Circumcision |Theology|· The Law of Moses: Jewish Converts Would Have all Christians Observe· Titus: Compare