Men came from Jerusalem to Antioch as if they were envoys of the apostles and tried to impose themselves and their consciences on others. They might have meant well, but it was because of them that the issue of circumcision of the Gentiles arose. These Judaizers wished to govern over the individual Christians and congregations […]
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There was an attempt at forming a governing body in the first century. Rabble rousing Jews that frequently left Jerusalem, visiting other congregations as if they were envoys of the apostles, tried to impose themselves and their consciences on others. It was because of them that the issue of circumcision of the Gentiles arose. […]