| Frederick Fyvie Bruce - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 530 pages
...called the apostolic decree: circumcision was not to be required of Gentile converts. It has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and... | |
| Bibles - 2001 - 764 pages
...Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: 29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and... | |
| Bruce J. Malina - Religion - 2001 - 276 pages
...resident aliens in Israel. Thus the so-called "apostolic decree" of Acts 15 directs, "For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you [members of other ethnic groups who want to be a post-Jesus group member] no greater burden than these... | |
| Hampton J. Keathley, III - Religion - 2002 - 552 pages
...best and related that to the apostles who were In accord with the Spirit. Acts 15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: (2) He is related to the Lord Jesus as a distinct and separate person. John 16:14... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - History - 2002 - 664 pages
...contrary to that which Cardinal Bellarmine allegeth it for. IDI. The fifth is Acts 15:28, It hath seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things, that ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things... | |
| Ron Knott - Religion - 2002 - 214 pages
...-you must be circumcised antl_,keef)jhe law — to whom we gave no such commandment ... For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled,... | |
| Roy H. Schoeman - Religion - 2003 - 402 pages
...church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with the following letter: "It has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and... | |
| Russ Miner - Religion - 2003 - 162 pages
...after great debate, they sent a letter to the gentiles, as stated in Acts 15:28-29: JO For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled,... | |
| Ben Lunis - Religion - 2003 - 590 pages
...others: We have sent Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden (circumcision) than these necessary things ... And Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves,... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - Fiction - 2004 - 612 pages
...to that which Cardinal! Bellarmine a!!edgeth it for. The fift place is Acts 15. 28. It hath seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden, than these necessary things, that yee abstaine from meats offered to Idols, and from bloud, and from things... | |
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