![]() (Abstain from 1.Pollutions of Idols 2.Fornication 3.Things strangled 4.Blood) ![]() The four Abstentions are as follows.Īct 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. In this study, we will attempt to look at the context of Acts 15 and the origins of these four abstentions, making it clear to all of us that James and the Jerusalem Council did not set Gentile converts free from God’s Law, but gave them a good starting point. If these 4 abstentions were proved to be from the Old Testament, would we see things differently? And it is generally taught to all Christians that Gentiles, unlike Jews, need to only abstain from the four things decreed in Acts 15:20. ![]() But what if I told you that the decision made by James in Acts 15 is also from the Old Testament? Acts 15 is most often used as a clear indication that we are free from the Old Laws. As Christians, we have been taught that we are no longer under the “Old Testament”, and that the commandments of old have no bearing on us. ![]()
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