Also note, these were believing Jews who were zealous for the Law. The body of Christ has always been made up of both the natural and spiritual seed even unto our present day. One cannot call themselves a Jew and not believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. This is who and what the Church started with on the day of Pentecost.
Awesome scriptures that highlight the disagreements coming from the Jews of Asia not fully understanding the ministry laid upon the Apostle Paul. The law of circumcision was a perpetual covenant laid upon the children of Israel. Paul's teaching on circumcision was not to do away the mandate for the Jews, but to show it was not a burden to be placed upon the Gentiles to receive the faith of Jesus
Verses 23,24~Paul was here willing to go a long way so as not to stumble the Jews. We want to do all we can not to become a cause for stumbling others.
In every letter of Paul, save Galatians, he addresses the saints as 'saints'. In fact, neither word, 'disciple' or 'disciples' ever occurs in the Bible again, after Acts 21:16.
It is my belief that our emphasis on making disciples, instead of making saints, has seriously limited the church. God doesn't need disciples today, He needs saints, and it is our task to help the Holy Spirit produce them.
Paul was a dark skinned Jew from the tribe of Benjamin... Acts 21:
38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Evangelist Robinson - when you say "because Jesus Christ had not died yet and sent back the Holy Ghost", please reconsider! Remember - Saul had been converted on his way to Damascus by Jesus Christ who was already resurrected after being crucified. Also, the day of Pentacost had already occurred which means the Holy Ghost had be sent to the apostiles.
Evangelist Chatauna Robinson on Acts 21 - 10 years ago
Hello Christan obinna nwator The reason they are still talking about the Law because the Law was still in place. Jesus came and fulfilled the Law, John 15 25. Grace had not started yet, because Jesus Christ had not died yet and sent back the Holy Ghost. The Bible is broken up into 7 dispensations. Jesus Christ was born during the Dispensation of the Law. This is the 5th Dispensation. It ended with the crucifixion of Christ, Romans 10 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth . Then the 6th starts with the outpouring of the Holy Ghost. This dispensation in which we are in now is called the Grace Age and will end with the rapture. Then the 7th dispensation will start with the tribulation period. So the grace age had not been implemented yet.
Christan obinna nwator on Acts 21:20 - 10 years ago
It amazes me that a disciple like James encouraged them about the knowing fully well that no man could fullfil the law and that 's why Christ came to free us from the burden of the law,yet James and co is advocating it,maybe he does not yet understood that grace superceeds the law
After Jesus had departed, the disciples scattered through the different parts of Israel and of the world, and the truth, hated of Satan, was persecuted, as it always is, by falsehood. For certain evil men, pretending to be disciples, preached that Jesus died and rose not again. Others preached that he really died, but rose again. Others preached, and yet preach, that Jesus is the Son of God, among whom is Paul deceived. But we as much as I have written we preach to those that fear God, that they may be saved in the last day of God 's Judgment. Amen. Barnabas 222
Jesus knew by the Spirit what was in store for His future, and he made a hard choice,while in the garden, to accept the cup willingly. Paul's Spirit filled friends were also accurately receiving insight into what was ahead for Paul; Paul had already made the choice to go through with what the Spirit had made evident to all was ahead for Paul if he continued down this road; Just like Jesus, his role model, Paul willingly accepted this assignment in his life; Paul was good with it; The other disciples were having a hard time, emotionally, accepting it and did not want to see Paul go through this.
My opinion is we as Christians we must always pray for each other as the Holy Spirit leads and act on His instruction for each othe and the Church as a whole. Also we need to support God's plan for each other even if the cost is our lives. The good thing is absent from the body present with the Lord Jesus. Pless you all in Jesus Name. Jacinth.
Verses 12-14 have a heading spiritual immaturity in the New King James. The bible is clearly saying when we are saved and reborn, we have a lot to learn from the oracles of God also known as the torah or the Old Testament. So, anyone thinking that the new covenant did away with the 10 commandments needs to read Acts 21:24, John 10:15, 2 Timothy 3:15-16, 2 Peter 1:20, Mark 2:28, Mathew 7:21-23, Mark 7:6-9. At the time of the oracles or scriptures mentions, there was no New Testament. The only law nailed to the cross is Sacrificial and Ceremonial. The Moral Law (10 commandments) were written in stone because they are forever. John 14:10 says if ye love me keep my commandments. So why would he make them void after saying this? Would Jesus really say it's ok to have false gods? Kill, steal, commit adultery, bear false witness? That what doing away the OLD LAW means. The new covenant is no animal sacrifice or circumcision and other ceremonial law and tempering the moral laws and scriptural doctrine with love and compassion. Something the Pharisees lacked. That’s why he called their teaching bad leaven, or leaven to be avoided.
It is my belief that our emphasis on making disciples, instead of making saints, has seriously limited the church. God doesn't need disciples today, He needs saints, and it is our task to help the Holy Spirit produce them.
Acts 21:
38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.