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In 50 AD the remaining Apostles gathered in a council in Jerusalem in order to discuss several issues of the new religion... The primary issue which was addressed related to the requirement of circumcision, as Apostle Luke relates in the Acts, but other matters arose as well, as the Apostolic Decree indicates. The dispute was between those, such as the followers of the "Pillars of the Church," led by James and Peter, who believed, following his interpretation of the Great Commision, that the church must observe the Torah and be restricted in Jews only and Apostle Paul, who believed there was no such necessity of observing the Mosaic Law and that preaching the Gospel should be extended to Gentiles also... Eventually Paul's view were adopted by the Apostles thus forming Christianity as we know it...
WI Peter's and James's views were adopted, observation of Mosaic Law was required by newly baptised christians and only Jews were allowed to enter the new Church? Would this have prevented the growth of Christianity and made it another Jewish sect? What do u think?
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