Acts 13-15
The Jerusalem council is a landmark occurrence in the life of the early church. The Gentiles were coming to Christ but there were questions about how Jewish they must become. Through staunch debate and the leading of the Holy Spirit the church agrees to recognize them as believers but they must follow a few general rules. This exchange which could have placed a schism in the church from the very beginning, is merely another time of discovery of the power of God. Why do so many churches end up in disagreement. The question is not if the church will have disagreement because we see that even in the church run by the apostles. The question is how is the church going to deal with the disagreement. We need to have a lot more prayer, fasting, and discussion then arguing, hatred, bickering, and gossip.
Tomorrow's reading: Acts 16-18
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- Jeff Dowdy is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Swannanoa, NC. He graduated from Houston Baptist University with a B.S. in Christianity and Speech Communications. He also earned his Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. In December 2008, He earned his Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff has been married for 14 years to Melody and has two children. He likes to play golf and race triathlons.
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