"The 1st Church Council"

Dale Gooding - Acts 15:1-12

https://youtu.be/DwlMXCD-2NI

Part 1 - God Wins the Argument

I) The Problem of Religion (Acts 15:1-2,5)
        A) The Roots of Legalism
        B) The Response to Legalism

II) The Authority of the Local Church (15:3-4)
        A) In Sending for Help
                1) Barnabas & Paul were "Sent" (3)
                2) They were Received (4)
                3) They Reported All God had done (4)

III) Equality of Apostles & Elders (15:6)
        A) Leadership meets to Investigate (6)
        B) Church Polity at work (15:22)

IV) Equality of Jews & Gentiles (15:8-10)
        A) Holy Spirit received Equally (8)
        B) No Distinction between Jew & Gentile (9)
        C) Impotence to Keep The Law Equally (10)
        D) Peter's Indicting Question (10)

V) The Essentials of Salvation (15:7-9)
        A) The Order of Salvation
        B) The Elements of Salvation

VI) God won this Argument (15:7)
        A) Peter's Argument:
                1) Peter's Divine vision
        B) Barnabas & Paul's Argument
        C) God' Testimony
                1) By Giving the Gentiles The Holy Spirit
                2) By Cleansing the Gentile's hearts
                3) By Unifying the Gentiles with the Jews