Today's Bible reading is the 15 chapter of the Book of Acts. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15&version=NASB

Today's passage begins with men having come down from Judea and proclaiming to believers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved". This was "no small" misunderstanding of, or departure from, the gospel message being preached by Paul or Peter. The statement implied quite simply that faith in the risen Savior was not sufficient for one's salvation. Christ's death was inadequate according to such a teaching, His shed blood not enough to cleanse from all unrighteousness and make one wholly able to enter His presence. Such teaching meant that being uncircumcised would keep you from salvation, keep you from eternity in God's blessed presence. We see that Paul and Barnabas held fast to the truth of the gospel and that they had much dissension and debate with those teaching "circumcision". This was a matter of great importance and Paul and Barnabas would be sent to Jerusalem to discuss it with the other apostles and elders. The answer they would receive would be that no such burden would be placed upon Gentile believers. Doing so would be as if to "trouble" them. The gospel message of Christ crucified would be upheld. "Saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus", the heart is cleansed by faith and by faith alone. There is no efficacy found in circumcision, law observance, water baptism or any other religious act men might endeavor to attribute salvation merit too. Christ is enough. He is sufficient. He saves to the uttermost.