Paul's Letter To The Council Of Jerusalem

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Paul’s first transcribed missionary journey ended with the Council of Jerusalem, which as a result, allowed a widespread conversion of Gentiles to the new Christendom. Paul, Barnabas, John and Mark’s preached the Gospel in areas that AGAPE Bible Study says were “Cyprus, Antioch in Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe, and Antioch” (http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/ 1998). This journey witnessed the Apostles travel a staggering 2250 kilometers around Asia minor, Syria and Cyprus. Once they returned back to Antioch, they heard word of people preaching the notorious idea that one must be Jewish to follow Jesus: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved”(NRSV Acts 15). Paul completely opposed this, and travelled to Jerusalem to discuss the issue with Apostles and Elders. Paul, along with other apostles, addressed a congregation of Gentiles, Jews, Elders and other Apostles. After much discourse, the altered verdict was in favour of Gentiles not needing to become Jewish, follow Jewish law or be circumcised to become Christian. The Council’s letter to the Gentiles states to “abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from sexual immorality” (NRSV Acts 15:29), a divergence from aging Jewish law and the 613 Mitzvot. Before the Council, there were a huge amount …show more content…

This has been made profoundly conspicuous by his ability to apply his intense personality to spreading the Gospel. Further to this, his plethora of recorded actions such as convincing citizens in Athens, Paul’s actions at the Council of Jerusalem, and his authaurialship of almost one fourth of the Bible, all coexist as evidence proving Paul’s lasting and highly significant impact on the proclamation and progress of

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