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What did the Jerusalem Council decide about the law? Investigate the specific question posed (Acts 15:5), Peter's speech about the "yoke" (v.10), James's ruling and the four prohibitions (v.20,29), and the critical statement about Moses being read in synagogues every sabbath (v.21). Also address whether believers remain "Gentiles" after conversion.

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GENTILES

  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: JER 10:2,3; MAT 6:7,8,31,32; ACT 14:16; 17:4,16,17,22-27; ROM 1:18-32; 2:1-15; 1CO 10:20; 12:2; GAL 2:15; EPH 2:12; 4:17-19; 5:12; 1TH 4:4; 1PE 4:3,4
  • See IDOLATRY
  • See MISSIONS
  • PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF: GEN 12:3,5; 22:18; 49:10; DEU 32:21; PSA 2:8; 22:27-31; 46:4,10; 65:2,5; 66:4; 68:31,32; 72:1-20; 86:9; 102:15,18-22; 145:10,11; ISA 2:2-5; 9:1-7; 11:1-10; 18:7; 24:16; 35:1-10; 40:4-11; 42:1-12; 45:6,8,22-24; 49:1,5,6,18-23; 54:1-3; 55:5; 56:3,6-8; 60:1,3-5,8-14; 65:1; 66:7-23; JER 3:17; 4:2; 16:19-21; EZK 47:3-5; DAN 2:35,44,45; 7:13,14; HOS 2:23; JOL 2:28-32; AMO 9:11,12; MIC 4:3,4; HAG 2:7; ZEC 2:10,11; 6:15; 8:1-23; 9:1,9-17; 14:8-21; MAL 1:11; MAT 3:9; 8:11; 12:17-21; 19:30; MRK 10:31; LUK 13:29,30; 21:24; JHN 10:16; ACT 9:15
  • See CHURCH, PROPHECIES CONCERNING PROSPERITY OF
  • CONVERSION OF: ACT 10:45; 11:1-18; 13:2,46-48; 14:27; 15:7-9,12-31; 18:4-6; 26:16-18; 28:28; ROM 1:5-7; 9:22-30; 10:19,20; 11:11-13,17-21; 15:9-12; GAL 1:15,16; 2:2; 3:14; EPH 3:1-8; COL 3:11; 1TH 2:16; 1TI 3:16; 2TI 1:11; REV 11:15; 15:4
  • See MISSIONS

CIRCUMCISION

  • Institution of: GEN 17:10-14; LEV 12:3; JHN 7:22; ACT 7:8; ROM 4:11
  • A seal of righteousness: ROM 2:25-29; 4:11
  • Performed on all males on the eighth day: GEN 17:12,13; LEV 12:3; PHP 3:5
  • Rite of, observed on the Sabbath: JHN 7:23
  • A prerequisite of the privileges of the passover: EXO 12:48
  • Child named at the time of: GEN 21:3,4; LUK 1:59; 2:21
  • Neglect of, punished: GEN 17:14; EXO 4:24
  • Covenant promises of: GEN 17:4-14; ACT 7:8; ROM 3:1; 4:11; 9:7-13; GAL 5:3
  • Necessity of, falsely taught by Judaizing Christians: ACT 15:1
  • Paul's argument against the continuance of: ROM 2:25,28; GAL 6:13
  • Characterized by Paul as a yoke: ACT 15:10
  • Abrogated: ACT 15:5-29; ROM 3:30; 4:9-11; 1CO 7:18,19; GAL 2:3,4; 5:2-11; 6:12; EPH 2:11,15; COL 2:11; 3:11
  • INSTANCES OF: Abraham (GEN 17:23-27; 21:3,4), Shechemites (GEN 34:24), Moses (EXO 4:25), Israelites at Gilgal (JOS 5:2-9), John the Baptist (LUK 1:59), Jesus (LUK 2:21), Paul (PHP 3:5), Timothy (ACT 16:3)
  • FIGURATIVE: EXO 6:12; DEU 10:16; 30:6; JER 4:4; 6:10; 9:26; ROM 2:28,29; 15:8; PHP 3:3; COL 2:11; 3:11
  • A designation of the Jews: ACT 10:45; 11:2; GAL 2:9; EPH 2:11; COL 4:11; TIT 1:10
  • A designation of Christians: PHP 3:3

JUDAISM

  1. The religion of the Jews
  2. To make room for the Gospel: MAT 3:8,9; 5:17-19,21-44; 9:16,17
  3. Judaizers were a corrupt form of Christianity: ACT 15:1; 21:20-25; GAL 3; 4; 5; 6
  4. See TEACHERS, FALSE

LAW

  • General scriptures concerning: PSA 19:7-9; 119:1-8; PRO 28:4,5; MAT 22:21; LUK 16:17; 20:22-25; ROM 2:14,15; 7:7,12,14; 13:10; 1TI 1:5,8-10; JAS 1:25; 1JN 3:4; 5:3
  • OF MOSES (Contained in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)
  • Given at Sinai: EXO 19; DEU 1:1; 4:10-13; 33:2; HAB 3:3
  • Received by the disposition of angels: DEU 33:2; PSA 68:17; ACT 7:53; GAL 3:19; HEB 2:2
  • Was given because of transgressions until the Messiah arrived: GAL 3:19
  • Engraved on stone: EXO 20:3-17; with 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; 34:29; 40:20; DEU 4:13; 5:4-22; 9:10
  • Preserved in the ark of the covenant: EXO 25:16; DEU 31:9,26
  • In synagogues: LUK 4:16,32; ACT 13:14-52; 15:21; with 9:20; 14:1; 17:1-3; 18:4,26
  • Expounded to the assembled nation at the Feast of Tabernacles in the sabbatic year: DEU 31:10-13
  • Divine authority for: EXO 19:16-24; 20:1-17; 24:12-18; 31:18; 32:15,16; 34:1-4,27,28; LEV 26:46; DEU 4:10-13,36; 5:1-22; 9:10; 10:1-5; 33:2-4; 1KI 8:9; EZR 7:6; NEH 1:7; 8:1; 9:14; PSA 78:5; 103:7; ISA 33:22; MAL 4:4; ACT 7:38,53; GAL 3:19; HEB 9:18-21
  • Prophecies in, of the Messiah: LUK 24:44; JHN 1:45; 5:46; 12:34; ACT 26:22,23; 28:23; ROM 3:21,22
  • Epitomized by Jesus: MAT 22:40; MRK 12:29-33; LUK 10:27
  • TEMPORARY: JER 3:16; DAN 9:27; MAT 5:17-45; LUK 16:16,17; JHN 1:17; 4:20-24; 8:35; ACT 6:14; 10:28; 13:39; 15:1-29; 21:20-25; ROM 3:1,2; 7:1-6; 8:3; 10:4; 2CO 3:7-14; GAL 2:3-9; 4:30,31; EPH 2:15; COL 2:14-23; HEB 8:4-13; 9:8-24; 10:1-18; 11:40; 12:18,19,27

MORAL LAW

  • See LAW

SYNAGOGUE

  1. Primarily an assembly of Jews and God-fearers: ACT 13:43; JAS 2:2
  2. Constitutes a court of justice: LUK 12:11; ACT 9:2
  3. Had powers of criminal courts: MAT 10:17; 23:34; ACT 22:19; 26:11
  4. Had powers of religious courts: JHN 9:22,34; 12:42; 16:2
  5. A physical place of assembly for Jews and other God-fearers. The Scriptures were read and expounded in: NEH 8:1-8; 9:3,5; MAT 4:23; 9:35; 13:54; MRK 1:39; LUK 4:15-33; 13:10; JHN 18:20; ACT 9:20; 13:5-44; 14:1; 15:21; 17:2,10; 18:4,19,26
  6. In Jerusalem: ACT 6:9
  7. In Damascus: ACT 9:2,20
  8. In other cities: ACT 14:1; 17:1,10; 18:4
  9. Jesus performed healing in: MAT 12:9-13; LUK 13:11-14
  10. Of Satan: REV 2:9; 3:9

YOKE

  • FIGURATIVE: LEV 26:13; ISA 9:4; 10:27; JER 2:20; 5:5; 28:2,4,10; 30:8; LAM 1:14; 3:27; MAT 11:29,30; ACT 15:10

COVENANT

  • Sacred: JOS 9:18-21; GAL 3:15
  • Binding: JOS 9:18-20; JER 34:8-21; EZK 17:14-18; GAL 3:15
  • The Mosaic law called a covenant: EXO 34:28
  • OF GOD WITH MEN: Confirmed with an oath (GEN 22:16; 26:3; HEB 6:13,17,18); Binding (LEV 26; JER 11:2,3; GAL 3:15); Everlasting (GEN 8:20-22; 9:1-17; PSA 105:8,10; ISA 54:10; 61:8); God faithful to (LEV 26:44,45; DEU 4:31; 7:8,9)
  • INSTANCES OF: Of the sabbath (EXO 31:16); Of the Ten Commandments (EXO 34:28; DEU 5:2,3; 9:9); With Abraham (GEN 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22); With Isaac (GEN 17:19); With the Israelites at Horeb (DEU 5:2,3)
  • THE SECOND COVENANT: JER 31:31-34; HEB 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

COMMANDMENTS

  • General scriptures concerning: EXO 13:8-10; 20:3-17; DEU 4:5,9,10; 5:6-21; 6:4-9; 11:18-21; 32:46,47; JOS 8:30-35; 2CH 17:7-9; NEH 8:2-8; PSA 78:1-7; PRO 3:3,4; 6:20,21; 7:1-4; ISA 57:8; JER 11:4; ZEC 7:9,10; 8:16,17
  • PRECEPTS OF JESUS: MAT 5:16,22-24,27-48; 6:1-4,6-8,16-25,31-34; 7:1-29; etc.
  • OF MEN: ISA 29:13; MAT 15:3-20; MRK 7:2-23; ROM 14:1-6,10-23; 1TI 4:1-3

PHARISEES

  • A sect of the Jews: ACT 15:5
  • Doctrines of: MAT 15:9
  • Concerning the resurrection: ACT 23:6,8
  • Hypocrisy of, reproved by Jesus: MAT 6:2-8,16-18; 15:1-9; 16:1-12; 21:33-46; 23:2-33
  • Become disciples of Jesus: JHN 3:1; ACT 15:5; 22:3
  • Paul, a Pharisee: ACT 23:6; 26:5

BONDAGE

  • Of Israelites in Egypt: EXO 1:14; 2:23; 6:6
  • In Persia: EZR 9:9

FORNICATION

  • See ADULTERY
  • See LASCIVIOUSNESS

ADULTERY

  • General scriptures concerning: GEN 20:3; 2SA 12:14; JOB 24:15-18; PRO 5:3-22; 6:24-29,32,33; MAT 5:28,32; 15:19; 19:9; ACT 15:20,29; ROM 1:28,29,32; 1CO 5:9,10; 6:15-18; GAL 5:19,21
  • FORBIDDEN: EXO 20:14; LEV 18:20; 19:29; DEU 5:18; 23:17; MAT 5:27; 19:18; ACT 15:20; ROM 13:9,13; 1CO 5:9-11; 6:13,15,18; EPH 5:3,11,12; COL 3:5; 1TH 4:3-5,7

STRANGLED

  • Things dying by strangulation, forbidden as food: ACT 15:20,29; 21:25

TESTAMENT

  • A will: HEB 9:16-18
  • The new: MAT 26:28; MRK 14:24; LUK 22:20; 1CO 11:25
  • See COVENANT

UNCIRCUMCISION

  • General scriptures concerning: EPH 2:11
  • Uncircumcised heart (metaphorically): EZK 28:10; 44:7,9

ISRAEL

    1. A name given to Jacob: GEN 32:24-32; 2KI 17:34; HOS 12:3,4
    1. A name of the Messiah in prophecy: ISA 49:3
    1. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation (Also called ISRAELITES and HEBREWS)
  • MORAL LAW redirects to LAW
  • FORNICATION redirects to ADULTERY and LASCIVIOUSNESS
  • Nave's classifies Acts 15:1-29 under LAW > TEMPORARY
  • Nave's classifies Acts 15:5 under PHARISEES (believers from that sect)
  • Nave's classifies Acts 15:10 under both YOKE and CIRCUMCISION
  • STRANGLED appears only in Acts 15 context (unique prohibition)
  • ADULTERY entry includes Acts 15:20,29 under general scriptures and under FORBIDDEN