After the decision of the council at Jerusalem concerning this question, many were still of this opinion, but did not then push their opposition any farther. The council had, on that occasion, decided that the converts from the Jewish church might observe the ordinances of the Mosaic law if they chose, while those ordinances should not be made obligatory upon converts from the Gentiles. The opposing class now took advantage of this, to urge a distinction between the observers of the ceremonial law and those who did not observe it, holding that the latter were farther from God than the former.{6BC 1111.1}

Efter rådets beslutning i Jerusalem om dettes spørgsmål, var mange stadig af den mening, men skubbede ikke mere på for det. Ved den lejlighed havde rådet besluttet at konvertitterne fra den jødiske menighed kunne overholde den mosaiske lovs forordninger hvis de valgte det, skønt disse forordninger ikke skulle være obligatorisk for konvertitterne fra hedenskabet. Den modsatte klasse tog nu tiltag for dette, og ansporede til en adskillelse mellem ceremonilovens lovholdere og dem som ikke overholdt dem, fremholdt at de sidstnævnte var længere væk fra Gud end de første.