approval is short-lived!  Seek the eternal approval of God!

v22  “Persevere”, and,  “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”  (No “Prosperity Gospel” here!!  But, it is worth the hardships if you adopt an eternal perspective!

15:1-2  Paul recognized that there was ONE Church....he was 300 miles from Jerusalem at Antioch, but when a doctrinal issue came up, he didn’t make a unilateral determination; didn’t start another denomination.  He went to the Council called by the One Church, where the decision on the matter was ratified by the Apostles, after Peter gave his answer.

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