Why did the first Jewish believers continue temple worship after recognizing Jesus as the Christ?
The early Jewish believers continued temple worship because no one had yet told them to quit temple worship or stop legalism. They remained devout, law-keeping Jews who maintained their Judaism while also recognizing that Jesus was the Christ. Their transition from Law to grace had not yet been taught to them.
In the supplied context, Ananias is identified as a devout man according to the Word and a Jew. The text describes him as a believing but law-keeping Jew. The key explanation is that no one had yet told Ananias, “You’re not under the Law, you’re under grace.” Similarly, no one had told these Jewish believers to quit temple worship or to stop legalism. They had maintained their Judaism while also recognizing that Jesus was the Christ. Les explains that this was their condition: temple worship and legalism continued because they had not been told to stop.