One of the great issues in this conflict was circumcision. This was not a human institution (contrast Matt.
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Sunday: The Point at Issue
From the beginning, the church at Antioch consisted of both (Hellenistic) Jews and uncircumcised Gentiles ( Acts 11:19-21 , Gal. 2:11-13 ) who apparently lived in peaceful fellowship with each other. That fellowship, however, was shattered by the arrival of a group of believers from Jerusalem. Read Acts 15:1-5 .
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Sabbath: The Jerusalem Council
Jerusalem Council Read for This Week’s Study: Acts 15 ; Gal. 2:11-13 ; Exod. 12:43-49 ; Rom.
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Friday: Further Study – Paul’s First Missionary Journey
Further Study: “During the life of Christ on earth he had sought to lead the Jews out of their exclusiveness. The conversion of the centurion and of the Syrophenician woman, were instances of his direct work outside of the acknowledged people of Israel. The time had now come for active and continued work among the Gentiles, of whom whole communities received the gospel gladly, and glorified God for the light of an intelligent faith
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Thursday: Lystra and Derbe
The next place Paul and Barnabas visited was Lystra, an obscure village some eighteen miles (about 29 km) southwest of Iconium. Though they spent some time there ( Acts 14:6-7 , Acts 14:15 ) , Luke reports only one story and its developments: the healing of a lame man, probably a beggar, who suffered from that malady from birth.
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