How were the immoral idolatrous Gentiles in Antioch saved?
The immoral idolatrous Gentiles in Antioch were saved by God's grace. Despite their background of immoral idolatry, God saved them by His grace. Barnabas saw this grace of God and was glad. Grace is greater than any person's sin, though it is not license.
Les explains that the Gentiles in Antioch had come out of immoral idolatry, yet God saved them by His grace. Barnabas saw the grace of God and was glad, exhorting them to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart. Les emphasizes that grace is not license, but God's grace is greater than any person's sin. He notes that very few comprehend this, and that Paul was falsely accused of teaching that grace permits sin. Barnabas, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, saw many people added to the Lord.
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How did God save the immoral, idolatrous Gentiles in Antioch?
God saved the Gentile believers in Antioch by His grace even though they had come out of immoral idolatry, and Barnabas saw that grace at work.