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Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can`t be saved."
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A New, Internal Threat
Commentators highlight that this was the first major internal conflict within the church. After facing external persecution, the church now faced a more subtle danger: doctrinal division from within. Scholars like Calvin note that such internal discord can be more discouraging and damaging to the gospel's witness than attacks from outside, as it confuses believers and creates opportunities for slander.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER 15
And certain men. These were men undoubtedly who had been Jews, but who were now converted to Christianity. The fact that…
And certain men came down from Judea (κα τινες κατελθοντες απο της Ιουδαιας). Evidently the party of the circumcision in the churc…
19th Century
Anglican
And certain men which came down from Judea.—We enter into the history of the first great controversy in the records of th…
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16th Century
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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