SERMON/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF EASTER 1ST MAY 2024
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF EASTER Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 122; John 15:1-8 Religious Piety The adoption of gentiles into the faith was unexpected but eventually welcomed by the believers. However, there was great dispute as to how these gentiles will be incorporated into the believing community. This led to the first council of Jerusalem. Some believers taught that the gentiles must first be circumcised according to the Law of Moses before they can be saved. This position reveals the understanding of such believers about the faith. For them, the Law of Moses is the channel of salvation. Ordinarily, the Mosaic Law was binding on only Jews. So, these believers invariably taught that one must become a Jew in order to be saved. The fact that Jesus was a Jew and subjected himself to the Mosaic Law may strengthened this conviction. For them, salvation is the heritage of the Jews; so, when God was allowing gentiles to receive the Holy Spirit, he was invariably granting them passport to ...