Last week in our Acts series we saw the church in Jerusalem discussing whether the Gentile believers should have to conform to Jewish Law. This week Chris looks the letter they sent to Antioch in response. Alongside their response Paul, Barnabas, Silas and Judas were also sent to vouch for its authenticity. In the letter, and in the rest of the New Testament, we see that through Jesus’ fulfilment of the purpose of the Law the non-Jewish believers are not required to conform to the Laws of the Old Testament. Instead we are given the ability (through the words of the Bible and the Holy Spirit) to discern and cast off the things that, as individuals and as a community, separate us from God.
Ant leads the rest of the service, speaking a little about trusting in God whilst Pete and Nick lead our sung worship.
Videos featured in this service: God’s Timing – https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16C2pJU6Aq/
3 clips of Fred Dibnah climing chimneys – https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19UCVysTqb/, https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15nUCCQi9i/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1682PsRKaF/