In Acts 15:24, we read, “Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment.” Gentile Christians in Antioch had trouble. Some Jewish Christians from Jerusalem traveled to Antioch and taught that the Gentiles had to be circumcised. They also taught them they had to keep many other things in the Mosaic Law. Some of the Gentiles evidently were being convinced to start following the Mosaic Law.
To turn from the Law of Christ to follow the Law of Moses was sinful. A Christian has promised to obey Christ. A person cannot obey Christ and obey Moses. The Law of Moses was nailed to the cross with Christ. Christ fulfilled that law.
In the verse above, we notice that the false teachers were “subverting” souls. The Greek word for “subverting” had several usages. One of those was for moving furniture. The furniture in this instance is the souls of Christians. The souls of Christians are in the Temple of God, the church. To leave the church and go to the Law of Moses was taking the furniture out of the Temple built by Jesus. There is no salvation to any furniture not in the Temple.
Study your Bible. Learn how to be a Christian. Obey Christ. And always keep your furniture in the church. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
