AUDIO; PAUL CHOSEN TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES (Gal. 7)

The outcome of the Council of Jerusalem was to vindicate totally the gospel that Paul preached among the Gentiles. Believers in Christ, whether Jew or Gentile, are justified by their faith and neither the requirements nor the provisions of the old covenant apply to them. Circumcision and “the law of Moses” have no place in the scheme of salvation, except as pictures of the spiritual truth revealed in Christ. Paul and the leaders of the Jerusalem church agreed to a division of work; Paul was to evangelize the Gentiles and they the Jews. This agreement, however, was no parting of the ways. It was based upon a common gospel, fellowship in Christ, and mutual respect. Above all, it stemmed from the recognition that their diverse