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'''The Council of Jerusalem''' was the convening of the [[Apostles]], with [[Saint Paul]] and other Christian leaders, around A.D. 48 to decide the controverted matter of whether Jewish traditions like circumcision would be required of [[Gentiles]] who had newly converted to [[Christianity]]. The Apostolic Council unanimously ruled that it would need be, since Gentiles, like Jews, were now saved by Grace, through faith in, and love of, Jesus Christ.
'''The Council of Jerusalem''' was the convening of the [[Apostles]], with [[Saint Paul]] and other Christian leaders, around A.D. 48 to decide the controverted matter of whether Jewish traditions like circumcision would be required of [[Gentiles]] who had newly converted to [[Christianity]]. The Apostolic Council unanimously ruled that circumcision was not necessary, since Gentiles, like Jews, were now saved by Grace, through faith in, and love of, Jesus Christ.
Specifically, some had disturbed the consciences of Gentile converts to Christ by claiming that non-Jewish converts to Christianity needed to be [[circumcised]] and to accept [[Mosaic Law|Jewish law]], while St. Paul correctly argued that that should not be required. The Apostolic Council praised St. Paul and finally agreed, after speeches by Saint Peter, the first Pope, and Saint James, the first Bishop of Jerusalem, as a decision of the Holy Spirit, that St. Paul's views were correct, and the requirements that converts be circumcised was henceforth completely dropped as undesirable.
Specifically, some had disturbed the consciences of Gentile converts to Christ by claiming that non-Jewish converts to Christianity needed to be [[circumcised]] and to accept [[Mosaic Law|Jewish law]], while St. Paul correctly argued that that should not be required. The Apostolic Council praised St. Paul and finally agreed, after speeches by Saint Peter, the first Pope, and Saint James, the first Bishop of Jerusalem, as a decision of the Holy Spirit, that St. Paul's views were correct, and the requirements that converts be circumcised was henceforth completely dropped as undesirable.