'''Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.''' The statement above by the men from Judea led to the

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Christian Religious Studies - 2010 Subject: Christian Religious Studies

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'''Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.'''

The statement above by the men from Judea led to the

murmurs of the Hellenists

convening of the Jerusalem Council

persecution that scattered the disciples

circumcision of the Gentiles

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The statement above by the men from Judea led to the convening of the Jerusalem Council. The issue of whether Gentile converts to Christianity should be required to follow Jewish customs, such as circumcision, was a contentious one. As a result, the apostles and elders came together in Jerusalem to discuss and settle the matter. Ultimately, they determined that Gentile converts did not need to be circumcised or follow all Jewish customs to be saved.

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'''Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.''' The statement above by the men from Judea led to the

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