GCEChristian Religious StudiesThe Early Church2022

At the Council of Jerusalem, the main dispute that prompted the gathering was whether

APaul should be recognised as a legitimate apostle
BGentile converts must be circumcised and keep the Law of Moses to be savedCORRECT
Cthe church should continue to meet in the temple at Jerusalem
DPeter had acted wrongly by baptising Cornelius without circumcision
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Acts 15:1-29 records that certain men from Judea taught that unless Gentile believers were circumcised according to the custom of Moses, they could not be saved. This caused great dissension, leading to the Jerusalem Council. The council, after hearing Paul, Barnabas, and Peter, concluded that Gentiles should not be burdened with circumcision but should only abstain from certain practices.
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