Acts 15:24

“Forasmuch as we have heard, etc.] By the report of Paul and Barnabas, who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, to acquaint them with the state of their case: that certain which went out from us; (<441501>Acts 15:1) have troubled you with words, or doctrines: subverting your souls; removing them from the doctrine of grace to another Gospel, and which deserved not the name of a Gospel; and was very destructive to their souls, at least to the peace and com fort of them: this shows what an opinion the apostles, and elders, and members of the church at Jerusalem had of these “judaizing” preachers, and their tenets; they looked upon them as troublers of God’s Israel, and upon their…”

“Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words--without authority or even knowledge of the church at Jerusalem, though they belonged to it, and probably pretended to represent its views. subverting your souls--Such strong language is evidently designed to express indignation at this attempt, by an unauthorized party, to bring the whole Christian Church under judicial and legal bondage.”

“Forasmuch - Since we have heard. That certain - That some, Acts 15:1. Have troubled you with words - With doctrines. They have disturbed your minds, and produced contentions. Subverting your souls - The word used here occurs nowhere else in the New Testament ἀνασκευάζοντες anaskeuazontes. It properly means “to collect together the vessels used in a house the household furniture - for the purpose of removing it.” It is applied to marauders, robbers, and enemies who remove and bear off property, thus producing distress, confusion, and disorder. It is thus used in the sense of disturbing or destroying, and here denotes that they “unsettled their minds” - that they produced anxiety,…”

“Forasmuch as, &c. - The simplicity, weightiness, and conciseness of this letter are highly observable. Acts 15:26”

“that certain: Jer 23:16; Gal 2:4, Gal 5:4, Gal 5:12; Ti2 2:14; Tit 1:10, Tit 1:11; Jo1 2:19 Ye must: Act 15:1, Act 15:9, Act 15:10; Gal 2:3, Gal 2:4, Gal 6:12, Gal 6:13 Acts 15:25”