Conflict: why did they gather?—15:1-3 Session 1: informal, public, congregational—15:4-5 Session 2: formal, private, leadership—15:6-29 (1) Group investigation and discussion/debate—15:6-7a (2) Three witnesses—15:7b-12 Recognizes God's intervention [episkeptomai]—15:13 Restates Simeon's (Peter's Jewish name) words—15:14 (cf. 2 Pet. 1:1) Restates the agreeable [sumphoneo] words of the prophet Amos 9:11-12 and Is. 45:21 from the Greek OT (LXX)—15:15-18
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By God's amazing grace alone, Phil was drawn to salvation in Jesus Christ as a college freshman. He began his pastoral ministry as an assistant pastor (working specifically with youth and music) in 1983 while in seminary. He became the senior pastor here at Calvary in December...