And when paul and barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, paul and barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. The dispute between the men from judea and paul and barnabas. His favorite device is persecution, because it is a direct attack upon god himself. This chapters relationship to galatians 2 is disputed. To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. In a day when the cultural diversity of worldclass cities is more stew pot than melting pot, the church needs to. He was the one who held the outer garments of those who did the actual stoning of stephen acts 7. In fact, we find all these in the first fifteen chapters. And certain men which came down from judaea taught the brethren, and said, except ye be circumcised after the manner of moses, ye cannot be saved. The council handles the second issue through a spiritinspired apostolic decree acts 15.
Paul and barnabas are sent to jerusalem to consult the apostles on this subject, acts 15. Acts 15 the council at jerusalem 1 certain people came down from judea to antioch and were teaching the believers. The influx of gentiles into the church produced a problem which had to be solved. At an official gathering of the jerusalem church leaders, apostles and elders, there is much debate compare 15. We have great cause to bless god that we have heard the gospel.
Study of the book of acts chapter 15 ivy baptist church. Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of jesus christ for the remission of your sins and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost. And certain men came down from judea and taught the brethren, unless you are circumcised according to the custom of moses, you cannot be saved. It records the journey of paul and barnabas to jerusalem and the council of jerusalem. Acts chapter 15 questions for discussion the living. Before we start on chapter 15, a good crossreference to read is galatians, chapter 2. These are the same words that god used in exodus 3. Commentaries for acts chapter 15 the jerusalem council. One reason the book of acts is a precious resource is that it informs us about all the main devices satan uses to oppose the work of god.
In that chapter, paul talks about the events of this chapter in acts. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. It is normative practical wisdom, applicable as a matter of courtesy and. Peter, that justification by faith, and sanctification by the holy ghost, cannot be separated. The conversions of nonjews in acts 811 seem to have been allowed as exceptions they were not full, practicing pagans, not as a new policy to be vigorously pursued cf 11. All the books in the bible the jews held on to this covenant and did not want to depart from the law of moses. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead. Taking the message of the lord to nonjews was pauls special calling acts 9. The early church faced many problems and acts chapter 15 describes one of those main issues.
What practical steps were taken by the church to sort out the disagreements over circumcision. Acts chapter 25 commentary northwest college of the bible. Acts 15 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. In the great providence of god, the gospel was to the elect of god. The issue of the churchs mission to gentiles is raised in acts 10 and first resolved in acts 11.
The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. Anyhoo acts starts with jesus already back in black. Hitherto we have, with a great deal of pleasure, attended the apostles in their glorious travels for the propagating of the gospel in foreign parts, have. Acts 15 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. What was wrong with the teaching on circumcision that some people were teaching. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Black underlined words match words in the bible text. That is what most of the book of revelation is all about. Therefore not a few students of acts believe that chapter 15 is the most crucial chaper in the entire book. We see from the words purifying their hearts by faith, and the address of st. Sharon on acts 15 peter had the keys to the kingdom, as god had chosen peter to stand before all and give the plan of salvation.
Certain teachers from judea insist on the necessity of the converted gentiles being circumcised, acts 15. Still, there were many important and highly significant events which occurred after that year, and some of them were recorded in later new testament writings. It is both structurally and theologically at the center of acts. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. Verses 15 peter used the words the god of abraham, isaac and jacob. Acts of the apostles 15, new living translation nlt. He had given power to his disciples to act in his name. Acts 15 what was the objective of the jerusalem council. The commonly held belief that gentiles are under a different law or that the law of moses is not relevant to them is examined. The mental background of the jew was founded on the fact that he belonged to the chosen people. Acts 10 chapter 10 of the book of acts is a pivotal point in the great commission. And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will i judge, said god. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy.
Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by moses, you cannot be saved. Acts 14 now at iconium they entered together into the. He decides to hang around with all his favorite disciples for forty days. Acts 15 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Certain persons come from jerusalem, where all was still going on in connection with the requirements of the law. Their group is named for a nonexistent chapter of acts because their work picks off where the disciples left off. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. He talked about his teachings, his miracles, and the fact that. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. The end of acts chapter 7 and the beginning of chapter 8 were turning points for paul. It wounds the heart of a loving father to see his children suffer. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 15 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 15 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Acts 15 records the decision of the jerusalem council regarding the way to handle gentile believers who were then coming to faith in yeshua, the jewish messiah.
Council at jerusalem to decide on the necessity of circumcision for the gentile. All the awesome things he said and did and the super cool way he died and came back to life again. Paul was conflicted by the many debates that arose from the church, specifically over the matter of circumcision. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. And god spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land. Certain men came down from judea and taught the brethren, unless you are circumcised according. Acts 29 network this nice group of people helps christians start up churches all over the world. Acts chapter 17 continues to describe the difficult circumstances that the apostles and disciples of christ had to face for preaching the gospel. Paul and barnabasnow the recognized heads of the church at antioch.
The miracle here in acts had happened because god had glorified jesus. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. Acts chapter 15 commentary northwest college of the bible. Notes on acts chapter 15 3 chapter 15 the council of jerusalem, decision, and separation of paul and barnabas comparison of acts 15 with galatians let us look at the relationship between acts 15 and epistle to the galatians before delving into commentary about individual passages in acts 15. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy. Acts 01 bible bowl acts chapter 1 acts 02 bible bowl acts chapter 2 acts 03 bible bowl acts chapter 3 acts 04 bible bowl acts chapter 4 acts 05 bible bowl acts chapter 5 acts 06 bible bowl acts chapter 6. There was a synagogue where paul spent three days preaching about jesus. In this chapter, paul and silas are in thessalonica. 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.
Summary of acts chapter 10 and the salvation of cornelius. Acts 1 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen. Acts 15, new international version niv the bible app. Acts 15 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 15 in plain english. It appears, all the apostles and elders in this area came together to have a meeting similar to a board meeting in our churches today, to determine what the doctrine of the followers of christ should be.
Acts 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. They come to jerusalem, and inform the apostles of the conversion of the gentiles. This is not to imply that the outreach to the gentiles was an afterthought. Acts of the apostles chapter fifteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to see how the early church dealt with the issue of circumcision and the law of moses 2 to note that paul, peter, and james were in complete accord, and that judaizing teachers acted without any apostolic authority 3 to notice the rift between paul and barnabas, how. We all know that initially, the gospel message was for israel. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Verses 35, 36 and after some days paul said unto barnabas, let us now return and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the lord, and see how they fare. This article reveals the truth regarding the real intent of the councils very narrow ruling. The only official canonical history of the christian church, the book of acts written by luke, concludes with the two years imprisonment of paul in rome acts 28.