Acts 15 & the Law: An Apologetic Bible Study

Acts 15:1–29 records the Jerusalem Council (50 AD) which is where Paul, Peter, Barnabas, James, and other elders gathered in Jerusalem to discuss the pressing question: Are gentile believers required to be circumcised and keep the old covenant law? We walk through this passage verse by verse and discover a whole lot about the relationship between Christians and the old covenant law. Acts 15:1–29 has become a source of great contention among Torah-keepers (Hebrew Roots, Torah-observant Christians, Torahism). They often scramble to re-interpret this passage in a way that allows them to maintain their theology which says that Christians are required to keep the old covenant law with its dietary restrictions, feasts, seventh day Sabbath, circumcision, and so on. As part of our study, we look at an interpretation offered by the influential Hebrew Roots organization 119 Ministries and test their teaching against the text of the Bible to see how it stacks up. LINKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO Acts 15 - Obedience or Legalism (119 Ministries) https://119ministries.com/teachings/v... Galatians Bible Study    • Galatians (Part 1) – Gal. 1:1—2:10 — An Ap...   Clean & Unclean Foods - Examining Monte Judah's teaching on the kosher food laws Part 1:    • Clean & Unclean Foods (Part 1 of 2) - Exam...   Part 2:    • Clean & Unclean Foods (Part 2 of 2) - Exam...   DONATE TO OUR MINISTRY https://TheBiblicalRoots.org/#donate (Thank you!) OUR LINKS https://linktr.ee/thebiblicalroots CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Preamble to the Debate 10:56 Testing 119 Ministries 25:21 The Debate Floor 36:23 The Four Prohibitions 45:52 The Council's Letter 51:06 Two Final Issues 52:14 Are the four restrictions still required today? 53:51 Are Jewish believers under the law?