‘My
judgment is, we do not trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
but we write to them (to tell them) they must abstain from the pollution of
idols, from sexual immorality, from eating what has been strangled and from
eating blood … It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to lay no greater
burden on you (Gentiles) than these necessary things:
You must abstain from
eating animals sacrificed to idols, from eating blood, from eating things
strangled and keep yourselves free from sexual immorality and if you do keep
yourselves from these things, it will be well with you" … Concerning the
Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision, they should observe no such
thing (of the Laws of Moses regarding food), except they should keep themselves
from food offered to idols, from eating blood, from eating strangled animals
and from sexual immorality" (Acts 15:19, 20, 28 & 29; 21:25).