Today we are reading Galatians 2. In this chapter we read about Paul opposing Peter. “But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?””
Galatians 2:11-14 ESV The difficulties between Jews and Gentiles in the time of the apostles is hard for us to comprehend. It seems that the devil saw this as a weakness that could be exploited to divide Christians. Paul stands on the truth of the word of God and Peter needed to be rebuked. Have you ever needed to be rebuked? We all do! Often we rebel against the rebuke claiming innocence. The truth is that the rebuke is very good for us spiritually—much better than looking the other way. It leads to reconciliation with God. May God bless you to walk humbly with God. Pastor Tim
