Galatians
2:11-21Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Freedom
from the Law
11 But
when Cephas[a] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood
condemned.[b] 12 For
he regularly ate with the Gentiles before certain men came from James. However,
when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he feared those from
the circumcision party. 13 Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so
that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that
they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas[c] in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a
Gentile And not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews?”[d]
15 We who
are Jews by birth and not “Gentile sinners” 16 know that no one is justified by
the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ.[e]And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be
justified by faith in Christ[f] and not by the works of the law, because by the works of
the law no human being will[g] be justified. 17 But if we ourselves are also found to be
“sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter[h] of sin? Absolutely not! 18 If I rebuild the system[i] I tore
down, I show myself to be a lawbreaker. 19 For through the law I have died to
the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ[j] 20 and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
now live in the body,[k] I live
by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set
aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ
died for nothing.
Questions:
- Why
did Peter separate himself from the genitals?
A.
Peter separated himself from the genitals because he feared those
from circumcision party
2.
Why does Paul say,” if you who are a Jew like a gentile and not like a Jew”
A.
Paul says this because no person is justified by the works of the
law but by faith in Jesus Christ. We can’t act like chameleons and change our
personality based on who we hang out with.
3. What does Paul mean by when he
says,” justified by faith in Christ “
A.
Paul means that we know very well that we are not set right with
God by rule keeping but only through personal faith in Jesus Christ.
4. What does Paul mean by,” I have
died to the law.”
A.
Paul quit trying to follow the law to please God and he chose not
to be a law man but Gods man
5. How can other people influence you to believe something wrong?
A.
Peter ( Cephas ) and Barnabus were not trusting the gospel they
were trusting human teaching.
Summary
In chapter 2 verses 11:21 it talks about when the genitals arrived Cephas began to draw back and separate himself from the genitals because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group when Paul saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel. Paul said to Cephas, ” You are a Jew yet you live like a Gentile and not a Jew “ Paul says so we have to put are faith in Jesus Christ that we may be justified by faith. Paul also says he lives by faith the son of God who loved him and gave himself for him. Paul reminds us to not set aside the grace of God for if righteousness could be gained through the law, and Christ would have died for nothing.
