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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 15:28

Acts 15:28. It seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us,— Though this may include the decision which the Spirit had givenby his descent upon Cornelius and his friends, yet it seems more directly to express the consciousness which this assembly had, of beingguidedbyhisinfluencesontheir minds in their present determination. When the apostles call these things necessary, they mean, by a common mode of speaking, necessary for those times and circumstances. They were undoubtedly necessary, in order... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 15:29

Acts 15:29. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well.— That is, "You may hope it will end well." This gentle manner of concluding was worthy the apostolical wisdom and goodness. Too soon did succeeding councils of inferiorauthority change it for the stile of anathemas; forms, which have doubtless proved an occasion of consecrating some of the worst passions of the human mind under sacred names; and which, like some ill-adjusted weapons of war, are most likely to hurt the hand from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 15:28

28, 29. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, c.—The One, inwardly guiding to and setting His seal on the decision come to: the other, the external ecclesiastical authority devoutly embracing, expressing, and conveying to the churches that decision:—a great principle this for the Church in all time. to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things . . . from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well—The whole language of these prohibitions, and of Acts 15:20 Acts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:1-35

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:22-29

The official formulation of the decision 15:22-29 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:24-29

The men who had come to Antioch from Jerusalem advocating circumcision (Acts 15:1) had no authorization to do so from the Jerusalem church (Acts 15:24). They spoke on their own authority. The church in Jerusalem had reached a unified opinion on the issue at hand (Acts 15:25). The apostles presented Barnabas and Paul as men the saints in Jerusalem held in the highest regard (Acts 15:25-26). The church leaders had sensed the Holy Spirit’s control in the decision they had reached (Acts 15:28).... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 15:1-41

The Question of Circumcision1-35. The Council of Jerusalem, 49 a.d. The usual view is that Galatians 2:1-10 describes the visit of St. Paul to Jerusalem on the occasion of this Council. Adopting this, the following was the course of events. The baptism of Gentiles by St. Paul on his First Missionary Journey, without requiring them to be circumcised or to keep the Law, was keenly criticised at Jerusalem by the Pharisaic party within the Church. Some of these malcontents even came to Antioch,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 15:28

(28) It seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us . . .—The measure was, the Apostles were persuaded, one of wisdom and charity, and they could not ascribe those gifts to any other source than the Spirit who gives a right judgment in all things. The words have since become almost a formula for the decrees of councils and synods, often used most recklessly when those decrees bore most clearly the marks of human policy and passion. Here we may well admit that the claim was founded on a real... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 15:29

(29) From meats offered to idols.—The specific term takes the place of the more general word which St. James had used. The change, if the two words were not used, as is possible, as altogether equivalent, may be thought of as favouring the Gentiles by narrowing the prohibition to a single point.Fare ye well.—The closing salutation was, like the opening, a Greek and not a Hebrew one. It meets us again in Acts 23:30. Both were naturally used in a letter addressed to Greeks, and intended to be... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 15:1-41

Self-inquiry in Religion Acts 15:36 This was a proposal made by St. Paul to Barnabas after their first missionary journey; he suggested revisiting the Churches they had founded, to see if their members were continuing steadfast in the faith, growing in grace, advancing in the spiritual life standing still, or falling away. It was both a wise and useful proposal. And we, nineteen centuries after, may apply it to ourselves; let us 'consider our ways,' and find out how things stand between... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 15:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 15:29

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 15:28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:1-35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:22-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 15:24-29

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 15:1-41

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 15:28

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 15:29

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 15:1-41

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