The early first century church was forced, time and again, to confront the differences between Jewish and Gentile Christians. Many felt that new Christians needed to follow the old Jewish dietary laws. The Apostle Paul worked valiantly to settle these differences by encouraging an attitude of understanding and generosity towards those with differing beliefs and practices. The message of both Jesus and Paul is that when we take the Gospel message seriously, it changes us so we can see through our differences to become a unified and forgiving community of faith. (Note: the recorded quality improves after the first 40 seconds.)