This is a study of the main ethical points found in the decision of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15:4-29. It proposes that the council members attitudes of mutual trust, honoring God and his Word, and responding with some concession toward the others form important parts of the ethical teaching. The situation of the council is described in terms of the historical background and the flow of the narrative. The lists of the four restrictions in Acts 15:20, 29 and Acts 21:25 are compared, and the decision of the council is regarded as one that has the perspective of worship and covenant rather than of ritual.