Acts 15:1-31 The Jerusalem Council- Do Gentiles Have to Keep the Law?

A group of Pharisees called "Judaizers" boldly declared that Gentile believers must submit to the rite of circumcision and come under the law of Moses. This led to a monumental church council in Jerusalem with the apostles and elders present.  Peter, Paul, Barnabas, and James all weigh in at this important meeting.  Their ruling is that the Gentiles do not have to be circumcised, nor did they need to keep the Law of Moses.  They were given four decrees that foster good relations between the believing Jews and Gentiles.