21 And they are informed that you teach
all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to
forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise
their children, or live according to our
customs.
22 What shall we do? The people will
certainly hear that you have come,
23 so do what we tell you.
It is surprising how many people
(EVEN TODAY) believe this same rumor; that Paul said
circumcision and keeping the Mosaic law was
unnecessary for someone who is Jewish. See
what they instruct Paul to do.
There are four men with us who
have made a vow.
24 Take these men, join in their purification
rites, and pay their expenses, so that they can
have their heads shaved. Then
everybody will know there is no truth in these
reports about you, but that you yourself
are living in obedience to the law.
But what about Gentiles?
25 As for the Gentile
believers, we have written to them our decision
that they should abstain from food sacrificed to
idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled
animals and from sexual immorality.
The Gentiles were ONLY required to
observe the seven Noahide laws. To learn more they
were allowed to attend synagogue with the Jews.
Acts 15:21
21 For Moses has been preached
in every city from the earliest times and is
read in the synagogue on every Sabbath.