Paul and the Jerusalem Church: when nationalism blinds us to God’s mission—Acts 21:17-26 — Bible BackgroundBible Background

Some writers today condemn the Jerusalem church for being too “Jewish.” I believe that this perspective misses the point. They were part of their culture, and they had as much right to practice Jewish customs as Paul’s gentile Galatian converts had the right to maintain gentile practices that did not contravene their new faith in…

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