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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