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Galatians 2:1-10 (NLT)
1-3 “Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too. (2) I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I met privately with those considered to be leaders of the church and shared with them the message I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure that we were in agreement, for fear that all of my efforts had been wasted and I was running the race for nothing. (3) And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.”
4-5 “Even that question came up only because of some so-called Christians there—false ones, really—who were secretly brought in. They sneaked in to spy on us and take away the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to ensnare us and force us to follow their Jewish regulations. (5) But we refused to give in to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the gospel message for you.”
6-8 “And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching. By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites. (7) Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews. (8) For the same God who worked through Peter as the Apostle of the Jews also worked through me as an apostle to the Gentiles.”
9-10 “In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews. (10) Their only suggestion was that we keep helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.”
1) Why did Paul communicate privately with those of reputation in Jerusalem on his second visit to Jerusalem about the gospel he had been preaching to the Gentiles? (Galatians 2:2)
2) To whom was the gospel of the uncircumcision/Gentiles committed? (Galatians 2:7)
3) To whom was the gospel of the circumcision/Jews committed? (Galatians 2:7)
4) How did James, Cephas and John express their attitude toward Paul and Barnabas when they saw the grace given to Paul? (Galatians 2:9)
4) How did James, Cephas and John express their attitude toward Paul and Barnabas when they saw the grace given to Paul? (Galatians 2:9)
Answer: When they saw the grace given to Paul, they accepted both Paul and Barnabas as their co-workers for Christ, and they encouraged them to keep preaching to the grace message to the Gentiles.
#2 Peter had been given the job of witnessing to the Jews. Paul the job to the Gentiles.