The Council In Jerusalem
By
The Twelve Apostles
Consultation With The Council In Jerusalem
And certain men came
down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according
to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." Therefore, when Paul and
Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that
Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the
apostles and elders, about this question.
So, being sent on
their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing
the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the
apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with
them. But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying,
"It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."
The Jerusalem
Council
Now the apostles and
elders came together to consider this matter. 7 And when there had been much
dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a
good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear
the word of the gospel and believe. So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged
them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no
distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now
therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples
which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through
the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as
they."
Then all the
multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many
miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. And after
they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen
to me: Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out
of them a people for His name. And with this the words of the prophets agree,
just as it is written:
'After! this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David,
which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up; So that
the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by
My name, Says the LORD who does all these things.'
"Known to God
from eternity are all His works.
Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the
Gentiles who are turning to God, but that we write to them to abstain from
things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and
from blood. For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him
in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath."
The Jerusalem Decree
Then it pleased the
apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own
company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
They wrote this,
letter by them:
The apostles, the
elders, and the brethren,
To the brethren who
are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
Greetings.
Since we have heard
that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls,
saying, "You must be circumcised and keep the law" — to whom we gave
no such commandment —
it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send
chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and
Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. For it seemed
good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than
these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from
blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep
yourselves from these, you will do well.
Farewell.
Acts 15:1-29
Circumcision
Is Exclusive
By
Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter: This is not for the Gentiles. It is only for the children of God, who are covenant-keeping.
Have humanity read in the holy book, where God said the whole world, all humanity, shall be circumcised?
The Head: There is no such statement.
Apostle Peter: Circumcision is for the tribe of Abraham, the Israelites only. All the other nations are not among the tribe of Abraham. The Israelites are the children of God. All the holy things of God are not for all the nations of the world to involve themselves in.
There shall be division of labour. Other nations hall perform duties, which are necessary for them to do. That was how ourselves shared works. The posts of Apostles, Disciples and Teachers, they come from the nation of Israel, who are now the Biafrans in this DivineBase Ministry. These posts are not for the Gentiles, who have repented and are striving. There is time and place for everything, and it is for certain people to do. Every nation have their own destinies and duties to fulfil.
No matter how much the Holy Spirit uses the Gentiles to do work, the works of the Apostles, Disciples and Teachers, or Priests and Levites are not for them to do.
Explanations:
1.
First,
refer to what Jesus and Abraham said entering the kingdom of heaven.
"Then he said, 'I beg you therefore,
father, that you would send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come
to this place of torment.' Abraham said
to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them
hear them.' And he said, 'No, father
Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear
Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the
dead.'" Luke 16:27-31
2.
Second,
consider what God said about His laws and commandments:
And these words which I command you today
shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and
shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when
you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the
doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9
3.
According
to King David, in Psalm 23, the Lord leads His people in the paths of
righteousness.
4.
Third,
consider how Jesus defined the saints of God, in the book of Revelation,
saying,
"Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the
commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Revelation 14:12
The Paths Of
Righteousness
The following are
the paths of righteousness, which unfailingly leads to wellbeing and salvation:
1. The
original Ten Commandments, as corrected by God Almighty. Among the numerous
religions, churches, ministries and fellowships, in the world, the only church
mentioned and approved in the original Ten Commandments as was written and
given by God Almighty is the Sabbath. That is why God is the God of Sabbath,
and Jesus Christ is the Lord of the Sabbath.
2. The
Seven Annual Festivals of God: the Feast of Passover, Feast of Unleavened
Bread, Wave Sheaf, Feast of Pentecost, Feast of Trumpet, Day of Atonement and
Feast Of Tabernacles.
3. Weekly
prayers and worship, as explained and demonstrated by the Hosts of Angels and
Saints of heaven, at DivineBase Ministry.
4. Truth.
Seek and know the Truth. Hence, you shall know the truth and the truth shall
set you free. You know the truth by studying Spiritual Science and Yahweh's Book Of
Life.
5. Righteousness,
which is saintliness, by first seeking for the kingdom of God and His
righteousness. Not by seeking for money, wealth and prosperity as the churches,
ministries and fellowships are now doing.
6. Holiness,
by observing the rites of holiness. Without holiness, nobody can please God.
7. Quiet
time and meditation. Silence is the abode of God, and quietness the gateway
into His presence.
8. Selfless
services in the midst of the children of God, which majority are neglecting to
their own deceit and detriment.
9. Missionary
works in the house of God, in the forms of sweeping, fetching water, carrying
and setting the chairs, making decorations, serving foods and drinks, etc.
10.
Spiritual Science as delivered by the Holy
Spirit, and the Hosts of Angels and Saints of Heaven. Any minister of God not
trained in Spiritual Science is like a thief stealing from the vineyard of God.
And all the souls stolen by them end up inside the hell fire.
11.
The use of holy substances which are God’s
weapons of warfare - Water of Life; Blood of Jesus represented by the blood of
doves and ram, and by wine or water blessed as Blood of Jesus; Consuming Fire,
Anointing Oil, Covenant Salt, candlelight, gravel incense, etc,
in prayers, by bath and by spraying in your houses, residences, farms,
workplaces, schools, offices, companies, roads, etc.
12.
And the study of the complete and original
holy book of God, called Yahweh's Book Of Life. The bible was forged and written by your fellow
human beings, after reading few of the holy books in Yahweh's Book Of Life, which contains over
ten thousand (10,000) books and topics.
13.
The one Universal Church (now called
DivineBase Ministry). Be sure to join this last ship of salvation and remain
steadfast in it, because there is no other alternative.
14.
Guidance of the Holy Spirit. That is why God
assigned Guardian Angels to every child of God, and Hosts of Angels to every
minister of God.
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