| The Jerusalem Verdict in Acts 15 for Stable Souls |
Have you heard before people say "keep the law" and then you feel unsettled in your souls?
We all want a pure hearts and stable souls.
Good News for you, In the early church, in the Acts 15:23 - 29 (NKJV).
The Jerusalem councils already settled the trouble and unsettling souls of Gentiles Church regarding keeping the law.
As in the letter written by the apostle, the elders and the brethren to Gentiles church.
Acts 15:23-29
The apostle, the elders, and the brethren,
To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:
Greetings,
Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying,
"You must be circumcised and keep the law" - to whom we gave no such commandment
it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who
have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will report the same things by word of mouth.
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.
Farewell.
When we read this letter from the apostle in early church, that really give us a great comfort that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ for us to grow under grace from faith to faith.
In Acts 13:16- 41, we can also ear dropping to hear the messages that preach by apostle Paul himself.
In verse 38, apostle Paul himself testified that "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."
The law is holy and just, however it cannot justified us and only Christ Himself can justified us and in Romans 10:4, apostle Paul also address that "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes."
So beloved, have an assurance in heart and your souls that Christ Jesus alone is your justification and righteousness.
Rest assurance in Christ Jesus and be blessed.
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