Sabbath 9/14/13 Pastor Ken Table Fellowship Acts 15:13-29

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Sabbath  9/14/13  Pastor Ken   Table Fellowship   Acts 15:13-29

 

Many call this the Jerusalem council that stated these principles to the Gentiles. The local church is autonomous-independent.  Autonomous means self-sufficient and needs no one. Independent means to act on own but needs someone sometimes. This is like when a committed couple comes together independently, but they are together. Local churches are like this. The church at Antioch was being preached to by Paul and Barnabus and certain people were coming against the Antioch church. The Grace of God comes free to everyone and this is what Paul and Barnabus were preaching. Salvation comes free thru the Grace of God.

 

In verse 1 people came down saying it wasn’t by Grace alone, but you had to become Jewish and keep the old covenant. It was decided that the Jerusalem council would associate with the Antioch church. Paul and Barnabus has stopped at each church on their tour and told of the Gentiles accepting Jesus. The people hearing this had rejoiced. In Jerusalem, when Paul was testifying of the Gentiles, the Pharisees which believed objected. The Pharisees said the Gentiles must keep the law and be circumcised. Peter had a problem with this position of forcing them to be circumcised. Peter reminded the council of how he had preached to Gentiles, preached to Cornelius. Peter said the Holy Spirit wants Gentiles to get salvation thru Grace and Faith. The gospel is not to be broken into little bits where people say unless you are this or you do that, you can’t be saved. Salvation comes thru Grace. Not only if you belong to a certain church or read your bible everyday. Salvation comes thru Grace, Free to All!!

 

At this time, the Jews and Gentiles did not like each other. If they brushed up against each other, they would feel defiled and go home to wash up. They, like us, need to have table fellowship with each other. No matter what culture we come from, we should have table fellowship as long as we are both believers. The Jerusalem council decided that there were four things that the Gentiles could not do:

 

1. Don’t eat blood

2. Don’t eat strangled food. Animals that were strangled and not been given mercy.

3. Don’t eat things that were sacrificed to idols.

4. Don’t commit sexual sin=fornications.

 

Doing these things showed that you were not really a Christian and can’t have table fellowship with other Christians. The Jerusalem council prayed to God and then put all this in a letter and sent it to the Antioch church with Paul and Barnabus. The Holy Spirit had told them to tell the church that Grace thru Faith in Jesus Christ is enough!  Faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ! Grace thru Faith leads to Salvation!  We all need to live in Grace thru Faith. 

God is Good !!

 

 AMEN

 

 

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The Jerusalem council decided that there were four things that the Gentiles could not do:

 

1. Don’t eat blood

2. Don’t eat strangled food. Animals that were strangled and not been given mercy.

3. Don’t eat things that were sacrificed to idols.

4. Don’t commit sexual sin = fornication.

 

Doing these things showed that you were not really a Christian and can’t have table fellowship with other Christians.

 

 

Note To Church

 

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

 

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

 

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

 

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Matthew 13:24-30

 

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No

 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 1:8-10

 

More

 

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

 

Sin

 

Of sin, because they believe not on me; John 16:9

 

Praise The Name Of Jesus

 

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalms 103:1