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Acts 15:28-29
Obviously, the Council's decree does not exempt Gentiles from keeping the Ten Commandments, for it is clear from many New Testament passages that Jesus and the apostles taught them to both Jews and Gentiles (e.g., Matthew 19:17-19; Romans 13:9; etc.). Two issues—idolatry and sexual immorality—became a flashpoint in the conflict between true Christianity and Hellenistic Gnosticism, and a person's stance on them exposed which side he favored. Thus, Nicolaitanism and Balaamism are biblical symbols or representatives of the larger Gnostic, antinomian influence on Christianity.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Nicolaitanism TodayRelated Topics: Antinomian | Antinomian Influence on Christianity | Antinomianism | Balaamism | Gnosticism | God's Law Done Away | Hellenistic Gnosticism | Idolatry | Jerusalem Council | Nicolaitanism | Sexual ImmoralityOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing Acts 15:28:
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