What was the problem that led to the Jerusalem Conference? Why was that a crucial issue in the early church?
The problem that lead to the Jerusalem conference was that’s the Jews believed in males being circumcised the bible says, “unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1). This was such a very large problem because in their eyes this was a big deal, and without being circumcised you could not be saved. The Jews basically were telling the Gentiles based on Mosaic law of the Jews unless you have this done there is no way you can be saved, and have the holy spirit inside of you.
What was the solution to the problem? What did the church expect Gentiles to do? Why do you think the church placed those requirements on them? …show more content…
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith” after Peters statement the came to the conclusion that circumcision was not a requirement to receive the holy spirit or salvation. The church then made a decree that states Gentile Christians are “to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.”(Acts 15:20) I believe the church places these requirements on them to keep some of the Mosaic Law intact most all the focus on a form of
The problem that lead to the Jerusalem conference was that’s the Jews believed in males being circumcised the bible says, “unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1). This was such a very large problem because in their eyes this was a big deal, and without being circumcised you could not be saved. The Jews basically were telling the Gentiles based on Mosaic law of the Jews unless you have this done there is no way you can be saved, and have the holy spirit inside of you.
What was the solution to the problem? What did the church expect Gentiles to do? Why do you think the church placed those requirements on them? …show more content…
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith” after Peters statement the came to the conclusion that circumcision was not a requirement to receive the holy spirit or salvation. The church then made a decree that states Gentile Christians are “to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.”(Acts 15:20) I believe the church places these requirements on them to keep some of the Mosaic Law intact most all the focus on a form of