. The history of Christianity: consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the adventures of Paul and the apostles; and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity, from the earliest period to the present time. e Final Conflagration. — False Charges.—Paul in Athens: in Corinth. — Return to Jerusalem. HE Jews had supposed that the Messiah was tocome to the Jews alone, and that no one couldbecome a member of his kingdom unless hefirst became a Jew. But Paul and Barnabaswere preaching to the Gentiles, and establish-ing churches among them. Thus quite a se-rious diss
. The history of Christianity: consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the adventures of Paul and the apostles; and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity, from the earliest period to the present time. e Final Conflagration. — False Charges.—Paul in Athens: in Corinth. — Return to Jerusalem. HE Jews had supposed that the Messiah was tocome to the Jews alone, and that no one couldbecome a member of his kingdom unless hefirst became a Jew. But Paul and Barnabaswere preaching to the Gentiles, and establish-ing churches among them. Thus quite a se-rious dissension sprang up among the Chris-tians, who had previously been Jews, upon this some of the brethren ardently advocated the doctrine, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, yecannot be saved, Paul opposed this sentiment with all hisenergies. Several of these Judaizing Christians, as theywere termed, came down to Antioch from Judaea, and sotroubled the Christians there with disputations which seemedto threaten the very foundations of Christianity, that jt wasdetermined to summon a council of the most eminent Chris-tians at Jerusalem, the seat of the mother church, to settle the agitating question. 167. 168 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY. Paul and Barnabas, witli several other members of tbeChurch at Antioch, were commissioned as delegates to attendthis council. On their journey, as they passed through thecities of Samaria, preaching by the way, they announced theglad tidings that God was receiving the Gentiles, and confer-ring upon them the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the same as uponthe Jews. It is estimated that fifteen years had now passedsince Paul traversed that same road, from Jerusalem to Da-mascus, to persecute the Christians. Since that time, Paulhad twice visited the Holy City, and Christianity had madeextraordinary progress throughout Syria and Asia arriving at Jerusalem, the council was convened, overwhich James, pastor of the chur
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