Following religious system vs following the Holy Spirit

Acts 15:1
And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Acst 15:5
But some of the Sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses."

In the Early church there was a group of legalistic christians who wanted to bring the religious system back on the early christians... Peter had to counter them

vs 10
Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

God requires us to believe in Jesus for salvation as written for by grace we have been saved thru faith. And from that point to christian is to walk with the Holy Spirit as their hearts are purified by faith.

Paul and the early apostles confronted the legalistic teachers.

vs 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

vs 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.

Holy Spirit doesnt give unncecessary burdens on believers... usually its men's religious system that pile up these burdens... in my earlier post i mention that religious system usually binds people and control the masses... Jesus is in the business of setting people free and allow them to follow Holy Spirit... and His yoke easy and burden is light.... Don't allow urself to be troubled by all the unnecessary burdens that religion put on you... follow the peace of God... you will soon realized that we usually follow men's will rather then God's peace...

Freedom is never a liscense to sin... but freedom means freedom from religious system that binds with guilt and heavy burden... You are free to follow the peace of GOd... nvr conform to religious system as there is no end to it.. and God will not give you brownie points when you go heaven...

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Dont be afraid wat people think... be concern what God's perspective....