Recently, I had an online interaction with someone who saw some posts I had made about the spring holy days… the person brushed everything aside saying “that was all settled at the Jerusalem Conference in Acts 15”. This is a very common way of saying that Sabbaths and holy days are no longer to be taught or promoted as an outworking of Godly living by Christians.What Did The Jerusalem Council Decide?The Jerusalem Council was a meeting of church leadership convened sometime between 45 AD. and 55 AD. The meeting was called to settle some doctrinal disputes related to the inclusion of non-Jews into the church. A brief report on the council and its decision is found in Acts Chapter 15. The Jerusalem Council of Acts 15 is very often presented as a turning point in church history in which supposedly a distinct break was made with the principles of teaching obedience to God's law. The Jerusalem Council argument is trotted out to justify abandoning the 7th day Sabbath, and the annual Sabbaths we call holy days. Our purpose today is to demonstrate that the Council's discussion and decision was limited to defining the role of circumcision in God's formation of a special assembly of people which would be composed of both Jew and non-Jew. It was not written to address the entirety of God’s commands, judgments and statutes. Request a FREE copy of The New Covenant: Does It Abolish God's Law? Keep Reading »