{"id":2782,"date":"2026-11-13T14:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/?page_id=2782"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:05:44","slug":"galatians-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/?page_id=2782","title":{"rendered":"Galatians 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galatians 2:1-10 (NASB) 1 Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. 2 It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain. 3 But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage. 5 But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. 6 But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)\u2014well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised 8 (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles), 9 and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They only asked us to remember the poor\u2014the very thing I also was eager to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See Acts 4:36 and Acts 13:1\u201314:28 for Barnabas and his joining Paul on his first missionary journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why did Paul go up to Jerusalem?  What do you think that means?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who did he meet with and how?  What does this indicate about Paul&#8217;s attitude and goal?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the key controversy that Paul is describing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does Paul describe his ministry verses Peter?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did Paul seek and be affirmed from James, Peter ad John?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What specific work of the law is in dispute?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How did Paul&#8217;s meeting go?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galatians 2:11-14 (NASB) 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision. 13 The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, \u201cIf you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Judiazers (perhaps certain men from James) emphasized circumcision for participation with the Jews but clearly that was not true (Acts 10:45-46).  The fact that circumcision was not required for salvation had been address at the Church council.  Now, the Judiazers were attempting to separate themselves from the gentiles at meals and other Jewish social events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galatians 2:15-21 (NLT) \u201cYou and I are Jews by birth, not \u2018sinners\u2019 like the Gentiles. 16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.\u201d<br>17 But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not!18 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. 19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law\u2014I stopped trying to meet all its requirements\u2014so that I might live for God. 20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is Paul saying to Peter about living a life according to the law after accepting Jesus?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If we believe we are saved by Jesus but still must conform to the Law (which is the old covenant atonement for sin), what is Paul saying we are doing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acts 4:36-37 (NASB) 36 Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement), 37 and who owned a tract of land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles\u2019 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippians 2:16 (NASB) 16 holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acts 10:45-46 (NASB) 5 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galatians 2:1-10 (NASB) 1 Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. 2 It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2775,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2782","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2784,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782\/revisions\/2784"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gracewalk.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}