my sentence is = I judge, or decide. Greek. krino. App-122 . that we trouble not = not (Greek. me . App-105 ) to trouble or harass. Greek. parenochleo. Only here. Compare kindred verbs in Acts 5:16 . Hebrews 12:15 . from among . Greek. apo. App-104 . are turned = are turning. Greek. epistrepho. See Acts 15:3 , and Acts 9:35 . read more
Wherefore my judgment is that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God; but that we write unto them that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.My judgment ... James here did not announce the findings of the council but his own judgment, also refraining from issuing any such thing as a command or an order regarding the proposed restrictions, the latter resting upon the authority of the Holy Spirit (Acts... read more
Acts 15:18. Known unto God are all his works— The apostle plainly speaks here, not of God's works in the natural world, but of his dispensations towards the children of men: now he could not know those, without knowing the actions and characters of particular persons, on a correspondence to which, the wisdom and goodness of those dispensations is founded. Thus, for instance, he must have knownthat there would be Gentile idolaters, (a thing as dependant on the freedom of the human mind, as any... read more
Acts 15:19-21. Wherefore my sentence is, &c.— This passage, on which the critics have so much differed in sentiment, and written so much, may, I think, be thus paraphrased: "Wherefore I cannot but determine in my ownmind, and I doubt not but you will readily concur with me, that we ought not to disquiet those who from among the Gentiles are converted by divine grace to the knowledge and worship of the true God, and to obedience to the gospel, with such observances as those now in question;... read more
18, 19. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning—He who announced these things so long before, and He who had now brought them to pass, were one and the same; so that they were no novelty. read more
19. Wherefore, my sentence—or "judgment." is, that we trouble not—with Jewish obligations. them which from among the Gentiles are turned to God—rather, "are turning." The work is regarded as in progress, and indeed was rapidly advancing. read more
5. The Jerusalem Council 15:1-35The increasing number of Gentiles who were becoming Christians raised a problem within the church. What was the relationship of the church to Judaism? Some Christians, especially the more conservative Jewish believers, argued that Christianity was a party within Judaism, the party of true believers. They assumed that Gentile Christians, therefore, needed to become Jewish proselytes, which involved being circumcised and obeying the Mosaic Law."In truth, there was... read more
James’ testimony 15:13-21 read more
Amos predicted the (second) advent of Messiah after "these things" (i.e., the Tribulation, Amos 9:8-10). Messiah would set up His kingdom on the earth and restore the nation Israel (during the Millennium) under which the Gentiles would seek the Lord. We should understand the "and" in Acts 15:17 in the sense of "even" (the epexegetical use of this conjunction)."A close examination of this passage [Acts 15:14-17] reveals that there is a progression of thought leading to James’ conclusion. First,... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 15:18
Known . Greek. gnostos. See note on Acts 1:19 . from the . . . world = from the age. Greek. ap' aionos. App-151 . read more