Acts 21:17-26 — Paul participates in a Nazirite vow to demonstrate continued Torah observance as a Jewish believer

Mike reads Acts 21:17-26. The controversy: Jewish believers in Jerusalem heard Paul was teaching Jews to forsake Moses. James and the elders propose Paul take a Nazirite vow with four men and pay their expenses — demonstrating publicly that he still observes Torah. Mike clarifies the real debate: not whether Gentiles must keep the law (already settled in Acts — they don't), but whether Jewish believers must. Paul's behavior here (keeping Torah among Jewish audiences, attending feasts) suggests he did observe Torah. Mike cites Paul's principle: if already circumcised don't seek to be uncircumcised; if not, don't seek to be. Key rule: Torah-keeping must never be presented as required for salvation.