The various points involved in the settlement of the main question at issue seemed to present before the council insurmountable difficulties. But the Holy Spirit had, in reality, already settled this question, upon the decision of which seemed to depend the prosperity, if not the very existence, of the Christian church.

De forskellige synspunkter indenfor afgørelsen af de omstridte hovedspørgsmål syntes at frembyde uoverstigelige vanskeligheder for rådet. Men i virkeligheden havde Helligånden allerede afgjort dette spørgsmål, som syntes at være afgørende for den kristne menigheds trivsel, og måske for selve dens beståen.