(This one is just an outline, not a full text-- sorry)
James was a completely observant Jew, honored for his righteousness within Jerusalem.
James held that the “royal law” was to “love your neighbor as yourself.”
James offered eschatalogical blessings on those who kept the higher law.
James commanded all to be doers of the higher law
James condemned those who would judge the higher law by speaking against it or disobeying it.
Peter was also a completely observant Jew.
Peter was submissive to Jewish authorities, established by the Mosaic Law, but disobeyed them when they commanded contrary to Jesus.
Peter was commanded by God to eat unclean food—disobedient to the Mosaic Law— in a vision.
Peter welcomed Gentiles as the faithful in Jesus apart from the Mosaic Law.
Peter and Paul saw Gentiles receive of the Holy Spirit apart from the Mosaic Law.
The Jerusalem Church recommended that Gentiles in Jesus not be joined to the Mosaic Law.
The Jerusalem Church recommended that Gentiles in Christ obey these universal laws:
a. Be pure from sexual immorality
b. Do not eat blood or things that are strangled
c. Be separated from things contaminated by idolatry
d. Give to the poor
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