There is a major influx of pagan, cultic gentiles that are coming into the Church in the New Testament. There were many in the Church that believed that they could not be saved unless they kept the law of God and became circumcised.  The disciples were not exactly sure how to handle this, so a council was called to decide what to do with this most pressing matter.

You will discover from this very short teaching that the mandates and restrictions that were placed on the Gentiles were not an "end-all" list but a beginning list of the most important things that they struggled with at the time "because"...well, you will just have to listen to the next 30 minutes to see why they did what they did.  Sometimes "because" can be the most important word of the sentence.