Paul Rebukes Peter
"But I saw that they were not properly following the truth of the Good News. So I told Cephas in front of everyone, 'You’re Jewish, but you live like a person who is not Jewish. So how can you insist that people who are not Jewish must live like Jews?' ” (Galatians 2:14 - GOD’S WORD Translation)
Paul saw Peter’s actions as a denial of the truth of the Gospel. The Gospel message puts all men on equal footing. Peter by his actions was making a distinction between Gentile Christians and Jewish Christians. The impression would be that being a Jewish Christian was some how better than being a Gentile Christian. He was encouraging the Gentile believers to come under the law.
The first negative impact of Peter’s action would be upon the unity of the Church. All of sudden, there was a division in the Church body. Peter’s actions exalted Jewish Christians to a level above the Gentile believers. It also encouraged Jewish believers to avoid fellowship with their Gentile brothers. The unity of the Church at Antioch would be destroyed.
Paul saw Peter’s actions as a denial of the truth of the Gospel. The Gospel message puts all men on equal footing. Peter by his actions was making a distinction between Gentile Christians and Jewish Christians. The impression would be that being a Jewish Christian was some how better than being a Gentile Christian. He was encouraging the Gentile believers to come under the law.
The first negative impact of Peter’s action would be upon the unity of the Church. All of sudden, there was a division in the Church body. Peter’s actions exalted Jewish Christians to a level above the Gentile believers. It also encouraged Jewish believers to avoid fellowship with their Gentile brothers. The unity of the Church at Antioch would be destroyed.
posted by David Frank Wilson | 10:53 AM
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