The Council in Jerusalem had agreed that Gentiles did not have to become Jews in order to be saved and receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 15:19). Previously, religious activists went to Antioch on their own authority to contradict Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:1-2). They acted wrongly but, in God’s plan, the episode precipitated all the apostles and church elders coming to a decision under the Holy Spirit's guidance. That decision greatly encouraged the Christians in Antioch (Acts 15:30-32) and has established the apostles’ doctrine on the matter for every generation.
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