David Guzik commentary on Acts 15, where Judeans insist on all believers to be circumcised, and the Jerusalem council is held to evaluate the matter.

A new doctrine started among them, which occasioned this division, obliging the Gentile converts to submit to circumcision and the ceremonial law.

Peter testified before the leadership of the church in Jerusalem. His subject was how the Holy Spirit had fallen on uncircumcised and unbaptized Gentiles.

Study Acts 15 using Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.

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Acts 15:1-41 tells of the Council of Jerusalem whose decisions were the charter of freedom for the Gentiles.

James stands up and suggests circumcision and following the Mosaic Law as requirements for Christians might make it “difficult” for new converts turning to God.

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