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Is
the commandment given to the believers in Acts 15:29 Christ’s law? Does
one have to refrain from blood and suffocated animals?
The
rules of Acts 15:29 were not rules to be followed in every situation and
for all time. The purpose of these rules were to keep peace between Jewish
and Gentile believers who were members of the same church. If there is
no difficulty that way, then these things are permitted. For example,
one of these rules is not to eat meat sacrificed to idols. That was a
rule given to the church at Antioch which had both Jewish and Gentile
members. However, the Corinthian church had no Jewish members and so Paul
tells them that it is permitted to eat things sacrificed to idols. Again,
Acts 15:20 only applies to those situations where it might be a stumbling
block, and if it is not a stumbling block, it is permitted.
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