EdwinAMartin
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Mathew 5:17
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
The Council’s Core Decision
Gentile Christians do not need to become Jewish or follow the full Mosaic Law to be saved. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus, not adherence to the Law.Something I found puzzling was its decision about following Mosiac law, considering Jesus' ministry was big on rejecting the Pharisaic legalisms and returning to the spirit of the written Torah's laws. The real Torah's laws are pretty straightforward and simple, as opposed to the ludicrous tortures and loophole inventions for them the Talmud puts them through. I would guess it had to do with the fact that few Gentiles would have access to the language of the Pentateuch or any education of it. Any other opinions on it?
