Grace not Law

In the face of pressure from the Judaizing sect of the new way of Christianity to have converts to Jesus conform to the Law of Moses, a council is convened at Jerusalem. The conclusion was a temporary compromise whereby Gentiles would only be advised to adhere to a few basic Levitical rules—enough to satisfy the Circumcision Party but not too burdensome for them, and no doubt Paul was satisfied with the irenic decision. The most important point in all this is that grace, not law, is that by which we are saved. Law does not add the finishing touches to the work of the cross. To put it another way, Moses does not compete what Jesus begins. The Mosaic Law and Ten Commandments have therefore nothing to do with the believer or the sinners to whom the gospel is preached.