In this teaching from Acts chapter 15, Pastor Harley Doneburg walks through one of the most critical moments in church history—the Jerusalem Council—and addresses a question that still matters today: is salvation found through grace alone, or must something be added to it? As the gospel spreads to the Gentile world, tension arises when some believers insist that faith in Jesus must be accompanied by obedience to the law of Moses.

Pastor Harley explains how the apostles and elders come together to seek God’s will, listening to the testimony of Peter, Paul, and Barnabas, and ultimately James, the leader of the Jerusalem church. Through Scripture and firsthand evidence of God’s work among the Gentiles, the church confirms a foundational truth: hearts are purified by faith, not by works, tradition, or religious effort.

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