Acts 15:1-21
01
Accepted by the Holy Spirit
Acts 15:8-9
God, who knows the heart,
showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did
to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts
by faith.
02
Saved by grace
Acts
15:10-12
Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of
Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No!
We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as
they are.” The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and
Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles
through them.
03
Chosen by God
Acts 15:14
Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose
a people for his name from the Gentiles
Applying the Word
1. According to some of the believers who
belonged to the party of the Pharisees (v5),
what are the requirements for the
Gentiles to be save by?
How did Peter explain the Gentile’s conversion
(vv7-11)?
2. How did God intervene in the salvation of the
Gentiles (vv14-16)?
What can we learn from God’s intervention in the Gentile’s
salvation?
3. What is the conclusion of the Jerusalem
Council (vv19-20)?
How does this conclusion help us today in sharing the gospel
of salvation?
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