Is Acts 15 inconsistent with Romans through Philemon?
IS ACTS 15 CONSISTENT WITH ROMANS THROUGH PHILEMON?
Is it consistent to teach brethren among the Gentiles “except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye can not be saved”? (v. 1) Or, “it [is] needful to circumcise them, and to cammand them to keep the law of Moses” (V. 5, 24) ?
No.
Is it consistent to have “certain of the sect of the Pharisees” in the local church? (v. 5)
No.
Is it consistent that God “put no difference between [Jews] and [Gentiles], purifying their (the Gentile’s) hearts by faith.” (v. 9)?
Yes.
Is it consistent “that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [Jews] shall be saved, even as [Gentiles] (V. 11) ?
Yes.
Is “abstain[ing] from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood” consistent (v. 20, 29) ?
Yes.