For example, when the circumcision issue threatened to disrupt the peace of the first - century congregation, the governing body in Jerusalem sought the direction of holy spirit.
عَلَى نَحْوٍ مُمَاثِلٍ ٱلْيَوْمَ ،‏ يُعَزِّزُ ٱلرُّعَاةُ ٱلْفَرَحَ وَٱلسَّلَامَ فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ بِكَوْنِهِمْ أَشْخَاصًا يَتَحَاوَرُونَ بِصَرَاحَةٍ .‏