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This song belongs to the Acts collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] Men came down from Judea Teaching Gentiles must become Circumcised beneath the custom Before salvation could be won. Paul and Barnabas disputed; The church sent them to the seat Where apostles and the elders Would discern what grace complete. [Refrain] Why place a yoke upon the neck That neither fathers nor sons could bear? Through the grace of the Lord comes rescue, Jew and Gentile equal there. Why place a yoke upon the neck? Faith has purified the heart. God gave Spirit without distinction; Do not rebuild the wall torn apart. [Verse 2] Peter spoke of Cornelius. Barnabas and Paul declared Signs and wonders among nations, Evidence the Lord had shared. James recalled the prophets' promise: David's fallen tent restored, Gentiles seeking Israel's God And called beneath the holy Lord. [Chorus] No greater burden Than the needful things for peace: Turn from idols and from blood, From fornication, and increase In fellowship across the tables. Letters carried joy abroad. No greater burden Than the wisdom shaped by God. [Final Verse] Judas and Silas bore the message; Antioch rejoiced at consolation. The gospel remained grace, And unity survived deliberation.

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Acts 15: The Gentile welcome is settled, but two companions part

The Book of Acts, chapter 15, turns the Gentile mission into a question the whole church must answer: must Gentile believers be circumcised and keep Moses' law in order to be saved? The debate is serious, lengthy, and resolved through testimony, Scripture, and a shared judgment. Peter points to God's prior gift of the Spirit, James finds the Gentiles already present in the prophetic promise, and the resulting letter explicitly rejects an unauthorized burden. Antioch receives that decision with joy and further encouragement. Yet the chapter refuses to end with institutional harmony. Paul and Barnabas sharply disagree over John Mark and separate. The Book of Acts can place doctrinal agreement and personal rupture in the same chapter without pretending that either one cancels the other.

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