Study 30. Acts 15:22-35
Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe were all in the province of Galatia—these were the churches who later received Paul’s letter to the Galatians. 1. Why does Luke repeat in v.22-29 information already given in v.19-21? To record that the decision of the council was accurately recorded in writing and passed on Because of the importance of the matter for the church at large. 2. What steps do the apostles and the elders take to ensure that the decision of the council is well-communicated and that the Gentile Christians are reassured? They chose ‘leading men’ individuals from Jerusalem to follow Paul and Barnabas with a letter to affirm its contents (v.22-23, 25, 27). The personal touch They called the Gentile Christians "brothers" (v.23) They acknowleged that the Gentiles had been "troubled" and their minds "uinsettled" They assured the Gentiles that those troubling and unsettling them did not have the authority of the Jerusalem church. (v.24) ...