It was a big moment for the Christian church. Should all believers in Jesus become Jews and submit to those religious rules, or can they retain their national and ethnic identity and still be full members of the church? Paul and Barnabas, and Peter, had all experienced how Gentiles had received the Holy Spirit when they believed the gospel. But religious legalists, former Pharisees in the church, still found it difficult to believe that salvation is through grace alone; and that good works, or obeying religious rules, cannot contribute to salvation (Acts 15:1; Ephesians 2:8-9).
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“There has been days over the last two years that I have found it very difficult to go into work because I was being bullied by another member of staff but I did not want to tell anyone, so I would sit in my car, in the staff car park and read word @ work , Gods word and the explanation gave me the strength to continue going into work, things have now turned round in a way one could not expect or believe, this is gods power which if I had not had Gods word to read I am sure things would have turn out a lot different - I truly give thanks to all those that sacrifice their time so word @ work is and pray that it continues because the impact that it has is awesome.”