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This was James (the brother of Jesus) speaking, but Peter was there. These (4) items mentioned are all in relation to idol worship.

  • Fornication
  • Meat sacrificed to idols
  • Things strangled
  • Blood

The basic idea being that God will not be worshiped in a similar manner to the way these former idol worshipers in the gentile churches had worshiped the idols that they had turned away from. The

The overview of the chapter is weatherwhether or not Gentiles have to follow Mosaic law in addition to accepting Jesus as savior  . Simeon points out that Abraham was considered righteous by faith, and that he predates Mosaic law by +/-700 years, and he was a gentile. Therefore if the argument being made of faith + Law is valid, they are effectively condemning Abraham to Hell. So the answer is “No, but…”

This shows what Acts 15:29 implies regarding abstaining from blood. Gentiles were never under the law. Christ fulfilled the law before the gospel of grace was opened fully to the gentiles. Jews are no longer under the law either, but that wasn’t the topic of their discussion.

This was James (the brother of Jesus) speaking, but Peter was there. These (4) items mentioned are all in relation to idol worship.

  • Fornication
  • Meat sacrificed to idols
  • Things strangled
  • Blood

The basic idea being that God will not be worshiped in a similar manner to the way these former idol worshipers in the gentile churches had worshiped the idols that they had turned away from. The overview of the chapter is weather or not Gentiles have to follow Mosaic law in addition to accepting Jesus as savior  . Simeon points out that Abraham was considered righteous by faith, and that he predates Mosaic law by +/-700 years, and he was a gentile. Therefore if the argument being made of faith + Law is valid, they are effectively condemning Abraham to Hell. So the answer is “No, but…”

This was James (the brother of Jesus) speaking, but Peter was there. These (4) items mentioned are all in relation to idol worship.

  • Fornication
  • Meat sacrificed to idols
  • Things strangled
  • Blood

The basic idea being that God will not be worshiped in a similar manner to the way these former idol worshipers in the gentile churches had worshiped the idols that they had turned away from.

The overview of the chapter is whether or not Gentiles have to follow Mosaic law in addition to accepting Jesus as savior. Simeon points out that Abraham was considered righteous by faith, and that he predates Mosaic law by +/-700 years, and he was a gentile. Therefore if the argument being made of faith + Law is valid, they are effectively condemning Abraham to Hell. So the answer is “No, but…”

This shows what Acts 15:29 implies regarding abstaining from blood. Gentiles were never under the law. Christ fulfilled the law before the gospel of grace was opened fully to the gentiles. Jews are no longer under the law either, but that wasn’t the topic of their discussion.

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This was James (the brother of Jesus) speaking, but Peter was there. These (4) items mentioned are all in relation to idol worship.

  • Fornication
  • Meat sacrificed to idols
  • Things strangled
  • Blood

The basic idea being that God will not be worshiped in a similar manner to the way these former idol worshipers in the gentile churches had worshiped the idols that they had turned away from. The overview of the chapter is weather or not Gentiles have to follow Mosaic law in addition to accepting Jesus as savior . Simeon points out that Abraham was considered righteous by faith, and that he predates Mosaic law by +/-700 years, and he was a gentile. Therefore if the argument being made of faith + Law is valid, they are effectively condemning Abraham to Hell. So the answer is “No, but…”