The apostle Paul, who himself was once jealously loyal to the Law in a misguided sense, pointed out that people who were defending the Law had “a zeal [jealousy] for God; but not according to accurate knowledge. ” ​ — Romans 10: 2; Galatians 1: 14.
आपल्या तिसऱ्‍या मिशनरी दौऱ्‍यानंतर पौलाने, पहिल्या शतकातील नियमन मंडळाला राष्ट्रांच्या परिवर्तनाचा अहवाल दिला.