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Adventistische Schriften über: "Where in the New Testament do Jesus or the apostles demand that god-fearing Gentiles convert to Judaism and live according to the Torah?"
Answer
In the provided documents it becomes clear that neither Jesus nor the apostles demanded that Gentiles convert to Judaism or observe the Torah in the sense of Jewish customs (such as circumcision). Instead, the apostles held a council in Jerusalem to counter the efforts of some Judeo‑Christian teachers who presented circumcision as essential for the salvation of Gentiles.
The apostles explicitly decided not to impose Jewish ceremonial laws on the Gentiles, but merely urged them to observe necessary matters such as abstaining from idolatry and immorality. Paul and Peter emphasized that justification comes solely through faith in Christ and not through the works of the Jewish law.
The Decision Against Imposing Circumcision
»In this case it appears that James was chosen to announce the decision made by the council. His judgment was that the ceremonial law, and in particular the ordinance of circumcision, should not be imposed on the Gentiles nor even recommended to them. James tried to impress upon his brothers the fact that the Gentiles, by turning to God, had profoundly changed their lives and that one should be very careful not to disturb them with confusing and doubtful questions of minor importance, lest they become discouraged from following Christ.«
Righteousness Through Faith Rather Than Jewish Customs
»Peter's argument was that God intended to treat believing Gentiles exactly as He treats believing Jews, by giving both the Holy Spirit and cleansing them through faith, and not through circumcision or any other work they could perform.«
The False Demands of the Converted Pharisees
»After their arrival in Jerusalem, the delegates from Antioch reported to the assembly of the churches about the success that had accompanied their ministry and the confusion that arose because certain converted Pharisees declared that the pagan converts must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses in order to be saved.«
The End of Ceremonial Sacrifices Through Christ
»They only slowly realized the end of what had been abolished by Christ's death, and did not understand that all their offerings merely prefigured the death of the Son of God, in which the prototype met its antithesis, rendering the divinely ordained ceremonies and sacrifices of the Jewish religion worthless.«
Original Sources (English)
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