Title: Jerusalem, First Meeting
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The Jerusalem Council, which begins in chapter 15, was an event in the middle of Paul's first and second missionary journeys, and it began with the claim that Gentile believers should also be circumcised by Moses. I think it was an issue that should be addressed at least once in a transitional situation where conflicts such as law and belief, form and substance, and conservative and progressive viewpoints were inevitable.
You will see that the shape of the church at the time when these problems were raised and the method of solution are the same as the problems and solutions of our church today. Accordingly, the church played a role in finding God's will by gathering and discussing (incomplete) people, and by discovering and obeying God's will revealed here, it has established the order and direction of the church.
15:2 quarrels and arguments arose.
Human arguments also cause quarrels and arguments in the church.
Arguments and arguments against them undoubtedly beget opponents.
And there are wounded ones.
However, these conflicts and wounds were resolved by the authority and order of the church, in the light of the Apostle Peter (7-11) and the Bible (13-18), and through various arguments, and as a result, the evangelism of the Gentiles became more fruitful. God's will has been done.
For Peter, through Cornelius, he saw the Holy Spirit descending on the Gentiles, and because they believed and were converted, it must have been quite natural for him to decide that the repeal of the law was God's will.
Authority rests with God. Peter did not have authority because it was decided, but because it was the story of his subordinate, Paul, it is not without authority.
In fact, Peter was on the side of the law.
Until you see a vision and receive instructions from the Holy Spirit - ,
And Paul was a thorough legalist.
Until the dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus - ,
Peter did not break free from the law until he saw a vision, was instructed by the Holy Spirit, and met a man sent by Cornelius.
Paul was freed from legalism only after meeting Jesus and spending ten years in disobedience in Arabia and Tarsus.
In Buddhism, there are theories of Don-Oh-Don-Soo and Don-Oh-Score that have been a topic of debate so far.
To put it very simply, it is the claim that enlightenment and practice are achieved at once, and that it is achieved gradually.
The Bible sent the Holy Spirit to Peter to make him understand once and for all,
Through that realization, it is necessary to correct the old bad habits and habits.
He allowed an apostle like Paul to spend 10 years.
Only then was he able to live the life of a fierce disciple that transcended death.
What a great comfort and hope for someone like me.
In this respect, diversity such as holiness, profanity, mistakes, shortcomings, disappointments, hopes, and wounds in the church is the essence of the church to achieve unity in the world, and it will be the process of sanctification that we must train, overcome and change.
In order to become one, we must first cleanse our hearts by faith (:9).
We must not make the mistake of testing God.(10)
When we have wounds and pain, when we want to change the bad habits of the past /
Although he may insist on his claim to the end with a thought contrary to the apostle, imitating the ancestors of faith in the Bible who showed unity according to the will of the church /
We must pray so that we can achieve a new level of faith.
We should reflect on our wounds and pain in the mirror of the church and reflect on God's will. So, although I had quarrels and wounds, I completely immersed myself in God
Rather, I pray today that we will imitate Paul and Barnabas, who expanded the door of evangelism. I pray that all meetings of our church will seek and exercise God's will completely, so that the church will prosper, the fellowship of the saints will be smooth, and the wounds will be healed and restored.