Just as parents send children out with specific cautions while all household rules still apply, the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 addressed whether Gentile converts had to follow Jewish customs like circumcision to be saved. Certain Judean believers insisted on circumcision according to the Law of Moses, but the apostle Paul and Barnabas disputed this and appealed to the apostles in Jerusalem. The apostle Peter testified that God had already accepted Gentiles—shown in the conversion of Cornelius the Centurion—by giving them the Holy Spirit and purifying their hearts through faith, not through ritual law. James affirmed this using the prophecy of Book of Amos, concluding that salvation is by grace through Jesus Christ for both Jews and Gentiles. The council therefore rejected imposing the heavy burden of accumulated Jewish traditions, asking Gentile believers only to avoid idolatry-related food, sexual immorality, and blood—practices common in pagan culture that would disrupt fellowship. Overall, the decision affirmed that justification comes through grace and faith rather than works like circumcision, while God's moral commandments still guide holy living and unity among believers