<p>15:21 <em>For Moses from generations of old has in every city those that preach him</em><i>, he being read in the synagogues every Sabbath</i>- At first blush this may seem rather a disconnected reason for the previous arrangements. The key is in the phrase &quot;in every city&quot;. The Gentile converts were foreseen as coming from &quot;every city&quot;. James foresaw that there would be Jews living in every place where Gentiles were baptized; and he sought not to give them any reason for stumbling. Note that the synagogue system is described as preaching Moses. They were creating a cult following around a man, rather than acting as a conduit to bring people to God and His Son.</p>