What did Peter and James instruct Paul to do concerning the Gentiles in Acts 15?
According to the Acts 15 account, Peter and James instructed Paul that he could go to the Gentiles without making legalists of them or Judaizing them. They further directed him to remember the poor in Jerusalem. This guidance allowed Gentile outreach while preserving concern for the needy believers.
Les explains that in Acts chapter 15, Peter and James instructed Paul that he could go to the Gentiles without making legalists of them, without Judaizing them, but they told him to be sure to remember the poor in Jerusalem. This connects with Paul’s later writing in 1 Corinthians 16:1, where he addresses the collection or offering for the saints. The surrounding context also discusses Paul’s teaching on the law and the Sabbath, noting that Sabbath-keeping was under the law and that Paul references nine of the Ten Commandments but not the Sabbath.
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What had Paul done among the Gentiles by the time of Acts 15?
By Acts 15 Paul had already spent several years working among the Gentiles and had established churches in Asia Minor, especially in Antioch.