God gave his laws to the *Jews. You can read them in Exodus Chapter s 20 to 24 and in the Book of Leviticus. The *Gentiles did not have these laws, so they could not obey them. So the *Gentiles did not live by God’s standards, because they did not know God’s law. But the *Jews also did not live by God’s standards, because they could not obey the law completely. Everyone has *sinned. Paul reminded Peter and the *Jewish Christians that everyone has to trust Jesus Christ. That is the only way that God accepts people. When people trust Jesus Christ, they can have the right relationship with God. God forgives people’s *sins by means of Jesus’ death. God declares that they are innocent. Then they become God’s friends and part of his family. The *Jews may try to obey the *Jewish laws completely. But unless they trust Jesus Christ, God will not accept them. To ‘trust’ Christ means to believe him. And it means to unite with him.

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