Acts 15: Circumcision, Decision for Grace, Conflict over John Mark
January 15, 2022
Paul and Barnabas leave Antioch to settle a dispute about circumcision, and after agreeing they only need to eat properly and abstain from sexual immorality, are sent back to Antioch to share the decision, and the two later split because of John Mark.
Summary
Paul and Barnabas leave Antioch to settle a dispute about circumcision, and after agreeing they only need to eat properly and abstain from sexual immorality, are sent back to Antioch to share the decision, and the two later split because of John Mark.
Verse
“So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?” Acts of the Apostles 15:10 NLT
Insight
Old traditions, especially legalistic ways to sanctify oneself, are hard to erase with the new grace of Christ.
Action
Where am I inheriting and harboring old legalism versus finding freedom in Christ's grace?
Paul and Barnabas leave Antioch to settle a dispute about circumcision, and after agreeing they only need to eat properly and abstain from sexual immorality, are sent back to Antioch to share the decision, and the two later split because of John Mark.
Verse
“So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?” Acts of the Apostles 15:10 NLT
Insight
Old traditions, especially legalistic ways to sanctify oneself, are hard to erase with the new grace of Christ.
Action
Where am I inheriting and harboring old legalism versus finding freedom in Christ's grace?