Acts 16:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.”
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Read Full Chapter →Traveling from city to city, they deliver to the churches the decision reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.
What Does Acts 16:4 Mean?
The 'decrees' are the ruling of the Jerusalem council (Acts 15), which welcomed Gentile believers without circumcision, asking them to abstain from idolatry, from blood, and from immorality. Paul, Silas, and now Timothy carry that letter to the young churches.
The congregations were not left to guess what God required; the judgment reached by the apostles and elders, with the Holy Ghost (Acts 15:28), was faithfully passed along to all. One shared decision knit scattered believers into one fellowship with one gospel.
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What does Acts 16:4 mean?
Traveling from city to city, they deliver to the churches the decision reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.