Greetings!
In Acts 15, an issue had arisen in which the false gospel was being taught that circumcision was required for salvation. As the council was setting out to write a letter in which Paul and Barnabas would deliver, the letter starts out, “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers and sisters who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.” (Acts 15:23)
Greetings.
This may seem like a small thing in such an important letter, but it really is rather huge. Throughout the New Testament, we typically see the greeting reserved for the end of the letter, but…
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