Acts 15:7-11

After a long debate. Some Jews believed God was their personal property, and that the Gentiles had to accept their Law and Tradition and come to God through them. Paul and others knew that God had terminated the Law (Colossians 2:14), and of course, Tradition had no authority at all. Peter stood up. He tells about the Gentiles being accepted by God (see Acts 10:11). He made no difference between us and them. God's SAME terms of salvation are for BOTH Jew and Gentile. He purified their hearts. The Jews believed Gentiles were religiously unclean, and that they had to convert to Judaism and become a "Jew" before God's promises could be available to them. So then. The Law was a load which no one could carry. To force this on the believers was the same thing as opposing God. Compare Acts 5:39. Just as they are. BOTH Jew and Gentile must believe and be saved by grace (Romans 3:27-31).