Monday, August 10, 2009

Galatians Journal: Chapter 2, verse 13

Galatians 2:13 “The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.”

The fear we discussed in the entry on verse 12 is shown here to be so very rampant – so widespread, that “other Jews” (those not in line with the Judiazers) and even Paul’s close associate in the ministry, Barnabas, were swayed into following this issue of excluding the Gentiles during table fellowship. This spirit of fear, in whatever form it takes, in whatever issue that causes us to be afraid regarding ethnic issues, is an insidious, evil enemy!

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