Rejoice

Acts 15:8-11
So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore, who do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.

Religion has a way to bind people and control the masses... Religion steals the joy in our lifes.. so our lifes don't radiate righteousness, peace and joy... the disciples lost their joy cos of the yoke that the religious leaders tried to put on them.... the letter kills but the Spirit gives life... Paul was the defender of faith along with other apostles rose up against the religious leaders and told them that God is not a God that binds... but liberates and restores... and heals... and leads...

Acts 15:24
Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, "You must be circumcised and keep the law"- to whom we gave no such commandment-

God doesn't lead us by troubling our soul with condemnations or with bondage of slavery.. God leads with His peace...

Acts 15:28-29
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.

Acrs 15:31
When they had read ut, they rejoiced over its encouragement.

God wants to set you free from legalism and bondage of condemnation and slavery and bring you back to righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.