Galatians 2...
11When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
15"We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' 16know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
17"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. 19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21boldI do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, CHRIST DIED FOR NOTHING"
Hmmmm....
"Sitting aside the grace of God" is the same thing as trying to be justified by the Law. With the ultimate conclusion being "Christ died for nothing" to your ultimate dismay.
Are personal convictions, or sacred cows, more moral, or could they possibly be more pleasing to God than His Law, which shows His character?
The issue between Paul and Peter is not an issue of minor consequence. Paul called it "the gospel". He took issue with Peter because Peter was not being true to the gospel. It manifested itself in the way Peter associated himself with the Gentiles.
But that was the outer display of Peter being unfaithful...to what? The gospel. And what gospel was Peter being unfaithful to?
The gospel that states..."a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified."
Obviously, Paul put his faith in Jesus Christ. Peter put his faith in Jesus Christ. Yet Paul called Peter a hypocrite.
Go figure.
Maybe....just maybe...we should act like we're saved by grace also.
11When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
15"We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' 16know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
17"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. 19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21boldI do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, CHRIST DIED FOR NOTHING"
Hmmmm....
"Sitting aside the grace of God" is the same thing as trying to be justified by the Law. With the ultimate conclusion being "Christ died for nothing" to your ultimate dismay.
Are personal convictions, or sacred cows, more moral, or could they possibly be more pleasing to God than His Law, which shows His character?
The issue between Paul and Peter is not an issue of minor consequence. Paul called it "the gospel". He took issue with Peter because Peter was not being true to the gospel. It manifested itself in the way Peter associated himself with the Gentiles.
But that was the outer display of Peter being unfaithful...to what? The gospel. And what gospel was Peter being unfaithful to?
The gospel that states..."a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified."
Obviously, Paul put his faith in Jesus Christ. Peter put his faith in Jesus Christ. Yet Paul called Peter a hypocrite.
Go figure.
Maybe....just maybe...we should act like we're saved by grace also.
Why do you put so much time into analyzing and disceting the meaning of fairy tales? The title of your blog is "The hypocrite," which can also mean "charlatan or fraud.” I would suggest that’s exactley what people who present fairy tales as truth are…
ReplyDeleteSince I believe that what you call a "fairy tale" is actually NOT a "fairy tale" then the accusation of "charlatan" and "fraud" does not appy to me, right? The title "The Hypocrite" was used because of the situation described in Galatians between Paul and Peter. Peter was not being consistent, and Paul took him to task so in this instance Peter was the hypocrite. But I suggest that maybe we should acquiesce to your wisdom since you seem to have some knowledge about what people actually believe. So, those of us who say we believe in this "fairy tale" should just own up to our own hypocrisy and admit that we're the "charlatan" and the "fraud", because you seem to know more about us than we do. Thanks for reading, though.
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