The Council at The Council at Jerusalem Jerusalem Acts 15 47 A.D.
Mar 28, 2015
The Council at The Council at JerusalemJerusalem
Acts 15
47 A.D.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.”
Acts 1: 8
33 A.D.
Coming of the Holy SpiritWho was present?
Acts 2: 1-5
33 A.D.
“whom you crucified…”
“Repent and be baptized…receive the gift of the Holy
Sprit.”
Acts 2: 36-41
33 A.D.
“They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy
Spirit.”
Acts 6: 5
~ 35 A.D.
“…and now you have betrayed and murdered
Him – you who have received the law…but have not obeyed it.”
Acts 7: 51 – 8: 1
~ 36 A.D.
“ “On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at
Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were
scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.”
Acts 8: 1
~ 36 A.D.
Acts 8: 1
“…“…so that you may see again and be filled with
the Holy Spirit." Immediately, something
like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again.
He got up and was baptized…”
Acts 9: 17-18
~ 37 A.D.
Acts 9: 31
Acts 10
“The circumcised believers who had come
with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even
on the Gentiles.”
Acts 10: 44-48
~ 35-37 A.D.
Acts 11: 19
~ 40 A.D.
Acts 15: 1
47 A.D.“Unless you are circumcised, according to
the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be
saved.”
http://www.jewfaq.org/613.htm
Acts 15: 1-11
47 A.D. “Now then, why do you
try to test God by putting on the necks of
the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able
to bear?”
Acts 4: 36Acts 9: 26-27
Acts 11: 19-26
Paul & Barnabas
Acts 15: 2-4
Acts 15: 5
Then some of the believers who belonged
to the party of the Pharisees stood up and
said, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey
the law of Moses."
Acts 15: 6-12
“God, who knows the heart, showed that he
accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to
us.”
Galatians 1: 6-7, 2: 1-5; 3: 1-5; 5: 1-6
Paul’s troubles in Galatia
“Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;
what counts is a new creation.”Galatians 6: 15
Acts 15: 13-21
“The words of the prophets
are in agreement with this,
as it is written…”
In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is
fallen, and will rebuild the ruins of it, and will set up the parts thereof that have been broken down, and will build it up as in
the ancient days:
that the remnant of men, and all the Gentiles upon whom my
name is called, may earnestly seek [me], saith the Lord who
does all these things.
Amos 9: 11-12 Septuagint
"Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again
in three days."
“ “I have other sheep that
are not of this sheep pen.
I must bring them also.”
John 2: 19
John 10: 14-16
Acts 15: 19-21
Gentiles should Gentiles should abstain from:
* food polluted by idols
* sexual immorality* meat of strangled
animals* blood
“Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of
food.”
Romans 14: 19-20a
Ephesians 4: 22-23
“…put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires…”
Exodus 19: 3-7Leviticus 20: 22-26
“I am the Lord your God, who has set you
apart from the nations.”
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of
food.”
Romans 14
“Be careful, however, that the exercise of
your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.”
I Corinthians 8
Acts 15: 21
““For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
Acts 15: 22-29
Paul, Barnabas, Paul, Barnabas, Judas, Silas and a Judas, Silas and a
letter from the letter from the brothersbrothers
To Antioch and beyond
Acts 15: 23Antioch, Syria and Cilicia
Acts 1: 8
Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth
1st century
2nd century
Acts 15: 24
Unauthorized teachersUnauthorized teachersdisturbing youdisturbing you
troubling your mindstroubling your minds
Acts 15: 28
““It seemed good to It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to the Holy Spirit and to
us…”us…”
““It has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us” that they should marry (Acts 15:28).”
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Acts 15: 29
Gentiles should Gentiles should abstain from:
* food sacrificed to idols * blood
* meat of strangled animals
* sexual immorality
“You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.”
Revelation 2: 14 & 20
Off the path in Off the path in Pergamum & Pergamum &
ThyatiraThyatira
Numbers 25: 1-2
I Corinthians 10: 1-8
Don’t wander from Don’t wander from the path like the the path like the
IsraelitesIsraelites
I Corinthians 10: 14 – 11: 1
““Everything is permissible Everything is permissible – but not everything is – but not everything is
beneficial.”beneficial.”
I Corinthians 10: 23-28
To eat or not to eat –To eat or not to eat –that is the questionthat is the question
I Corinthians 6: 9-20
FleeFlee from idolatry from idolatryFleeFlee from sexual from sexual
immoralityimmorality
Acts 15: 29
Blood & the meat Blood & the meat of strangled of strangled
animalsanimals
Leviticus 7: 26-27Leviticus 17: 10-14
““For the life of a For the life of a creature creature
is in the blood.”is in the blood.”
Genesis 9: 1-17
““But you must not eat But you must not eat meat that has its meat that has its
lifeblood still in it.”lifeblood still in it.”
Noahide Laws
Genesis 9: 1-17
* Prohibition of * Prohibition of Idolatry * Prohibition of * Prohibition of Murder* Prohibition of * Prohibition of Theft* Prohibition of * Prohibition of Sexual immorality* Prohibition of Blasphemy* Dietary Law: * Dietary Law: Do not eat flesh taken from an animal while it is still alive. (Genesis 9:4,
As interpreted in the As interpreted in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 59a)
* Requirement to have just * Requirement to have just Laws
167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26) See 7:26) See
Draining of BloodDraining of Blood. . Kosher slaughteringThe mammals and birds that may be eaten must be slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law. (Deut. 12:21). We may not eat animals that died of natural causes (Deut. 14:21) or that were killed by other animals. Ritual slaughter is known as shechitah, and the person who performs the slaughter is called a shochet. The method of slaughter is a quick, deep stroke across the throat with a perfectly sharp blade with no nicks or unevenness.
167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26) See 7:26) See
Draining of BloodDraining of Blood. .
This method is painless, causes unconsciousness within two seconds, and is widely recognized as the most humane method of slaughter possible. Another advantage of shechitah is that it ensures rapid, complete draining of the blood, which is also necessary to render the meat kosher. The shochet is not simply a butcher; he must be a pious man, well-trained in Jewish law, particularly as it relates to kashrut.
167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26) See 7:26) See
Draining of BloodDraining of Blood. . Draining of BloodThe Torah prohibits consumption of blood. Lev. 7:26-27; Lev. 17:10-14. This is the only dietary law that has a reason specified in Torah: we do not eat blood because the life of the animal (literally, the soul of the animal) is contained in the blood.
The first step in this process occurs at the time of slaughter.
167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 167. Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26) See 7:26) See
Draining of BloodDraining of Blood. .
As discussed above, shechitah allows for rapid draining of most of the blood. The remaining blood must be removed, either by broiling or soaking and salting. This final process must be completed within 72 hours after slaughter, and before the meat is frozen or ground.
Acts 15: 29
““You will do well You will do well to avoid these things.to avoid these things.
Farewell.”Farewell.”