What kind of believers were the people the Judaizers wanted to circumcise in Acts 15?
The people the Judaizers wanted to circumcise were Gentile believers at Antioch. They had become believers of the Kingdom Gospel—accepting that Christ was who He said He was—rather than Paul's Gospel. Pharisees who believed insisted these Gentiles be circumcised and commanded to keep the Law of Moses.
Les explains that these were not believers in Paul's Gospel but believers of the Kingdom Gospel, accepting that Christ was who He said He was. The sect of the Pharisees who believed said it was needful to circumcise the Gentile believers up at Antioch and to command them to keep the Law of Moses. This was the false teaching Paul constantly confronted, as Judaizers from Jerusalem torpedoed his message by insisting that faith alone was not enough, even though the book says faith plus nothing.
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
More Questions
Who were the 'them' that the Acts 15:5 believing Pharisees said needed to be circumcised?
The 'them' in Acts 15:5 were the Gentiles at Antioch whom Paul and Barnabas were told to circumcise and command to keep the law of Moses.
What did the Pharisees who believed say was needful for Gentile believers?
The sect of the Pharisees who believed said that Gentile believers needed to be circumcised and commanded to keep the Law of Moses.
What did the believing Pharisees say the Gentile believers had to do?
The Pharisees who believed said it was needful to circumcise the Gentile believers at Antioch and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.