Acts 15:19 KJV
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
You see, the Holy Spirit does not want you troubled. He doesn't want you burdened. no! Not in any way. Now what is "trouble"? What is "burden"?
The law is "trouble": to "command to keep the law of Moses" is "burden". It is yoke and a tempting of God to try to do this. Did I singlehandedly promulgate this? No. Scriptures did.
The law is "trouble": to "command to keep the law of Moses" is "burden". It is yoke and a tempting of God to try to do this. Did I singlehandedly promulgate this? No. Scriptures did.
Acts 15:19 KJV
Wherefore my sentence is, that we TROUBLE not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Wherefore my sentence is, that we TROUBLE not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts 15:10 KJV
Now therefore why TEMPT ye God, to put a YOKE upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Now therefore why TEMPT ye God, to put a YOKE upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
What did they call yoke or "tempt ye God"?
Acts 15:5 KJV
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and TO COMMAND THEM TO KEEP THE LAW OF MOSES.
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and TO COMMAND THEM TO KEEP THE LAW OF MOSES.
Were they preaching lawlessness then? Certainly not. They were teaching against self righteousness and encouraging faith-based righteousness. They were hard against sanctification by deeds and encouraging purity by faith. (Acts 15:9).
So who concluded that "commanding" people to keep the law of Moses is "trouble", yoke and burden? The Holy Spirit did. How?
Acts 15:24, 28 KJV
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have TROUBLED you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: [28] For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have TROUBLED you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: [28] For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
So it seemed good not only to the founding apostles of this faith, but also to the Holy Ghost to stop preaching the musts of Moses (Acts 15:21) and only let people know the "necessary things".
In fact, the revelation of Jesus Christ given to Paul made him affirm that if any man trouble the believer with the law of Moses again, such should be "accursed".
Galatians 1:7 KJV
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
So beloved, it is God's will that you are "troubled" not, but that you stand fast in the liberty of Christ in serving one another (Gal 5:1). God does not demand that we get to him according to the holiness spelt out in the Law, but by that which His grace supplies independent of works. This do and you do "well". (Gal 5:7)
