Jewish Customs Are Not Required for Standing Before God

The jerusalem leaders want paul publicly to perform an action that manifests the fact that he honors jewish customs and isn't a gentilizer. Such jewish es are not being required for standing before god, nor do they themselves believe that the claims of paul's accusers really have great substance to them. Although paul may be more assimilated in the context of the gentile mission, this does not mean that he ceases to regard himself as a jew or that he has just shrug off jewish customs. In chapter 16, verse three, paul himself circumcised timothy in order to respect jewish scruples. For these jewish christians, jewish practices may