Acts 15:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

From pollutions

Things

Acts 21:25

1 Timothy 4:4

Bible References

From pollutions

"that you abstain from food that has been sacrificed to idols, and from tasting blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear from these things and it will be well with you. Farewell."

Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.

On the contrary, what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat food offered to idols, and to practise immorality.

And the rest of mankind who were not killed with these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands. They would not give up the worship of demons and of idols made of gold and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

In his hand he had a little book, open; and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the land.

Things

"As for the Gentile believers, we wrote giving judgment that they should abstain from anything sacrificed to an idol, from blood, from what is strangled, and from fornication."

For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if only it is received with thankfulness.