Acts 15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
Jesus said in John 7:22; “Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.”
Acts 15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Luke 11:46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Acts 15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts 15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
*Grievous in 1 John 5:3 = 926. barus bar-ooce' from the same as 922; weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave:--grievous, heavy, weightier.
**Burden Acts 15:28 = 922. baros bar'-os probably from the same as 939 (through the notion of going down; compare 899); weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority:--burden(-some), weight.
So in Acts 15:5 the Pharisees say that Gentiles should be circumcised according to the law of Moses. Then in John 7:22 Jesus says that circumcision is not of Moses.
Then in Acts 15:10 the disciples say neither they, nor their fathers were able to bear whatever the Pharisees demanded. (was this the law of Moses?) Then in Luke 11:46 Jesus accuses the lawyers of causing grievous burdens.
In Acts 15:19, and 28 the disciples agree that the Gentiles should not have to be troubled with things they themselves cannot even bear. Then John (the beloved) says that God's commandments are not *grievous, related to the **burden described in Acts 15.
My question is; what are the disciples describing in Acts chapter 15 when both Jesus and John are seemingly defining the same entity as they are, yet they seem totally contradictory if they are all defining the law of Moses? Instead of one thing being described, it appears to me the there are two things that should be identified. One is burdensome, and the other isn't. What are they?
Jesus said in John 7:22; “Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.”
Acts 15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Luke 11:46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Acts 15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts 15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
*Grievous in 1 John 5:3 = 926. barus bar-ooce' from the same as 922; weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave:--grievous, heavy, weightier.
**Burden Acts 15:28 = 922. baros bar'-os probably from the same as 939 (through the notion of going down; compare 899); weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority:--burden(-some), weight.
So in Acts 15:5 the Pharisees say that Gentiles should be circumcised according to the law of Moses. Then in John 7:22 Jesus says that circumcision is not of Moses.
Then in Acts 15:10 the disciples say neither they, nor their fathers were able to bear whatever the Pharisees demanded. (was this the law of Moses?) Then in Luke 11:46 Jesus accuses the lawyers of causing grievous burdens.
In Acts 15:19, and 28 the disciples agree that the Gentiles should not have to be troubled with things they themselves cannot even bear. Then John (the beloved) says that God's commandments are not *grievous, related to the **burden described in Acts 15.
My question is; what are the disciples describing in Acts chapter 15 when both Jesus and John are seemingly defining the same entity as they are, yet they seem totally contradictory if they are all defining the law of Moses? Instead of one thing being described, it appears to me the there are two things that should be identified. One is burdensome, and the other isn't. What are they?