ACTS CHAPTER 15

MAIN THINGS

Peter says that it has always been impossible for people to fully follow the law of Moses. He says that it would be wrong to place the gentiles under this same burden. We also need to show grace to new believers, but giving them a picture of the genuine Christian life. We need to allow them to turn to God and follow Him without heaping a ridiculous amount of rules, but that is not the danger with our church today I do not believe in most cases. Many of our seeker friendly churches have not called anyone to a holy life because they believe it to be impossible and they have lost the aspect of rebuke and truth in love. We must have the constant good tension of grace and truth, not letting one override the other.

QUESTIONS & THOUGHTS

-What do you tell others when they become Christians? What are they now required to do?

-Why do you think the council decided on these things to be the rules they were to follow?

-What are some “rules” of Christianity today that people try to put forward in order to be saved? Baptism, baptism of the Holy Spirit? What do you think of these?