After being threatened with the requirement for adult circumcision, potential Gentile converts in Antioch were later told they need only obstain from things offered to idols, blood, meat from stangled animals, and sexual immorality. Our group felt that perhaps the message is that once you accept Christ, following Jewish law (the Ten Commandments, etc.) is no longer required. If you except Christ you aren't likely to violate the Ten Commendments anyway. Also, by making the stipulations concerning blood and strangled meat, it would have allowed Paul and Barnabas to more comfortably meet with and convert Jews.
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