11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.12For 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. 13The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If 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?
What did Peter do? God had already showed him everything was clean and fit to eat. The Jews would not eat with Gentiles because they were considered unclean and their foods were unclean. Peter switched eating with the Gentiles and sat and ate with the Jews, pulling others along as if he put a rope or leash around their necks. How hypocritical this must have been to the Gentiles.
Paul got in Peters face and rebuked him! Publicly!
Brethren, sin takes a small foothold then spreads like wildfire! Don't let the world dictate over you as Peter did in this example and hold firmly to Jesus Christ and Christian belief's.
Blessings, David
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