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Yes true. Let me throw a wrench into this. 2:14-21 was Paul speaking to Peter in front of those Jews with Peter. Peter knew faith alone in Christ justified. V.15 “We are Jews…” (Paul speaking to Peter), “We are Jews… knowing”, knowing what? That a person isn’t justified by works. Peter...

Interesting. They separated because the gentiles were not circumcised. And circumcision was being encouraged. So, their separation, not eating together insinuated they weren’t the people of God. Hence, Paul’s bringing in Abraham to his discourse and pointing out Jew and gentile were now through...

Was Paul’s words in (v.15-21) to Peter and in front of those Jews with Peter, about being justified by faith and not works of the law, to correct their hypocrisy over who are the children of Abraham and therefore can sit at the same table? Or about how to get saved? Which fits with the context...

The primary problem that took place, and was seen and then confronted by Paul was Peter and the other Jews hypocrisy of separation from the gentiles. “But when I SAW that they were not…” (2:14). Their actions of separation was “not straightforward about the truth of the Gospel”. Not the content...

Hello, you can call me Kor. I wanted to start a discussion on Galatians. I’m reading through it, thinking different things over, and want to put some thoughts down to begin. There is one part I’d like to mention. 2:14-21. The book was written to the Galatian Christians who happened to be...