Acts 15:1-29 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brothers, and said, Except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses… There is a time — I. TO BUILD AND A TIME TO BREAK DOWN (Ecclesiastes 3:3). 1. To build the fence of the law of the Old Covenant. 2. To break down that fence in the New Testament. II. OF CONTENTION AND OF PEACE (Ecclesiastes 3:8). 1. Brotherly contention in order to find the right. 2. Brotherly peace after it is found. III. TO SPEAK AND TO BE SILENT (Ecclesiastes 3:7). 1. To speak boldly when it concerns convictions. 2. To be silent when it concerns obedience to God's will and brotherly unity. (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. |
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