The council of Jerusalem was a meeting of Christian leaders in Jerusalem in 50 AD.

The council was called by James, the brother of Jesus, to debate whether or not Gentile converts to Christianity needed to follow Jewish law. The council decided that Gentile converts did not need to follow all of the Jewish dietary laws or be circumcised, but they should abstain from eating food that has been sacrificed to idols and from sexual immorality.

The purpose of the council was to decide whether or not Gentile converts to Christianity should be required to follow Jewish law.

The council was convened by the apostle Paul circa 50 A.D. in order to address the issue of Gentile Christians being subject to the law of Moses. Prior to the council, there had been much debate and conflict on the matter. The council ultimately decided that Gentile Christians did not have to obey Jewish law, though they were encouraged to follow certain Jewish customs. This decision was based on the belief that Christianity was a new religion, not simply a sect of Judaism. The council’s ruling was significant in that it helped to solidify Christianity as its own independent faith.

The council decided that Gentile converts should not be required to follow Jewish law.

The council was convened in Jerusalem in order to debate whether or not Gentile converts to Christianity needed to follow Jewish law. After much debate, the council decided that Gentile Christians should not be required to follow Jewish law. This decision was majorly influential in the spread of Christianity throughout the Gentile world.

The council’s decision was based on the belief that the Gentiles had not sinned and therefore did not need to be subject to the law.

The council’s decision was based on the belief that the Gentiles had not sinned and therefore did not need to be subject to the law. The council also recognized that the Gentiles were not ready to observe all of the Jewish laws and customs and so they urged them to abstain from idolatry, sexual immorality, and eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols.

The council’s decision was later reaffirmed at the Council of Trent in 1563.

In general, the council’s decision was later reaffirmed at the Council of Trent in 1563. This council did not repudiate the earlier councils, but it did reaffirm their basic decisions, including the Nicene Creed, which had been promulgated at the first Council of Constantinople in 381.