Galatians 1:1-10
Paul Explaines His Authority
Galatians 1:6-10
(O) Paul Exposes His Adversaries
Galatians 1:11-17
Paul’s Personal Testimony
Galatians 1:18-24
Paul explains his conversion
Galatians 2:1-10
Paul Goes to Jerusalem to Meet With Church Leaders
Galatians 2:11-14
Paul Confronts Peter About Hyprocrisy.
Galatians 2:15-21
Salvation is Not of The Law
Galatians 3:1-5
Freedom From The Law
Galatians 3:6-14
Salvation is by Faith And Not by Feeling
Galatians 3:15-18
The Changeless Promise
Galatians 3:19-22
The Law Was Temporary And Required a Mediator
Galatians 3:23-29
The Law is Not Contrary to The Promise
Galatians 4:1-11
Why Go Back Into Slavery?
Galatians 4:12-20
Building up People in Their Faith
Galatians 4:21-26
The Difference Between Law (slave) and Grace (free)
Galatians 4:27-31
A Comparison Between The Two Sons of Abraham
Galatians 5:1-6
Christ Died to Set us Free From Laws And Regulations
Galatians 5:7-15
Love Fulfills The Law
Paul Confronts Peter About Hyprocrisy.
Galatians 2:11–14
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Apparently sometime after the conference described in the previous verses, Peter came from Jerusalem to Antioch (v. 11). At first he mingled freely with the Gentiles, enjoying their fellowship. Then some men from Jerusalem arrived who were following strict Jewish traditions. They considered those who did not comply with Jewish ceremonial cleanliness and circumcision to be unclean.
Peter was an impulsive man. He could show amazing faith and courage one minute and fail completely the next. Peter who was not afraid to preach the Gospel before unbelievers suddenly becomes fearful of this peer pressure and withdrew from his Gentile friends (v. 12). Not only did he exhibit a hypocritical attitude but he led Barnabas and others astray with him (v. 13). Paul sees this as a threat to Christian freedom so he confronts Peter about this inconsistency before everyone (v. 14). He charged that by joining the judiazers Peter was saying that Christ was not sufficient.
Paul’s words must have stung Peter as he said, “you are a Jew, yet you have been living like a Gentile. The law cannot save us; but after we have become Christians, it can guide us to live as God requires. Now you want the Gentiles to live like Jews. What kind of inconsistency is that? “ Three Biblical principles we can glean from this are:
Application
How do I rate myself in the following areas (Excellent, good or poor)?
Galatians 2:11-14 (English Standard Version)
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