Which of the following was NOT one of the decisions of the Jerusalem Council communicated...

Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)

JAMB 1984

Which of the following was NOT one of the decisions of the Jerusalem Council communicated to Gentile Christians?

A. Abstinence from eating meat offered to idols
B. Compliance with circumcision rites
C. Avoidance from eating meat wit blood in it
D. Asbstinence from eating strangled animals flesh
E. Avoidance of fornication

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation

The Jerusalem council decided that Gentiles who converted to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the fasts, and other specific rituals, including the rules concerning the circumcision of males. They basically convened to decide whether or not gentile converts to the Church should be required to obey the law of Moses.

The main decisions reached were; The Gentiles will have to;

1. Abstain from food sacrificed to idols
2. Abstain from blood
3. Abstain from the meat of strangled animals
4. Abstain from sexual immorality.

Acts 15:1-31

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