Galatians 2:11-21

PASTOR’S NOTES

 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.” 

Have you ever attempted to rebuild something that God already destroyed in your life?  Have you ever tried to lay sand on a solid foundation? In this week’s text, Paul confronts Peter in his attempt to do just that.  Peter had spent a lifetime in faith and preaching a message that the Gospel was for all people, just to now drift towards a life of hypocrisy in Galatians 2.  Paul sees Peter treat the gentiles as less than; a message that Peter preached against in Acts 10.  Peter knew that the Gospel was for the Gentiles as well as the Jews, but he found himself trying to rebuild a mindset that God had already destroyed in his life.  Even though he knew the truth, his behavior did not follow in this example.  So far in Galatians, we have seen a pattern of the right behavior with the wrong beliefs.  However, now we see the right beliefs with the wrong behavior.  We don’t witness a distorted Gospel, but a distorted behavior.  Galatians reminds us how easily we drift towards legalism and hypocrisy.  God’s word calls us to avoid both these errors. 

SCRIPTURE TO GO ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE

Go and read Acts 10:9-36 as this story goes along with this week’s text.  

HIGHLIGHT IN YOUR BIBLES

Highlight verses 15-21 in Galatians 2. 

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

1.) Have you ever attempted to rebuild something that God already destroyed in your life?

2.) What behavior in your life does not match your beliefs? 

3.) Who in your life do you need to seek forgiveness as you have treated less than like Peter did?