Time To See About This Matter

From today’s reading…

The Apostles and the presbyters met together to see about this matter.”

The matter they met to discuss was whether or not Gentiles had to be circumcised according to the Mosaic practice in order to be saved.

Paul, Barnabas, and some others went up to Jerusalem in order to decide as One, Holy, Apostolic Church, how to proceed.

They didn’t let their pride get the best of ’em. They didn’t brag about who performed the most miracles. They didn’t try walking on water or through walls or turning water into wine.

They met. They prayed. They discussed. They decided…correctly, because they allowed the Holy Spirit to guide them, because that’s the only way to…

Stay the course. Keep the faith. Endure.