Who Was Silas in Acts 15? A Chosen Delegate
Silas first appears in Acts 15 not as a wandering preacher but as a chosen delegate from Jerusalem, entrusted with a letter and with speaking the same message aloud. His ministry of confirmation and encouragement in Antioch prepared him for the wider work that follows.
Acts 15:1–21: What God Requires of Gentiles
The Jerusalem assembly faced teachers who said Gentile believers could not be saved without circumcision and the law. The leaders answered with testimony, Scripture and a corporate decision, and the answer they sent was grace. This article walks through how that decision was reached and what it did and did not require.