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1.6 KiB
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33 lines
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title = "Galatians 2:1–10"
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date = "2023-08-03"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Galatians2.1-10)
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Paul continues to establish his credentials as an apostle. Fourteen years after
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his first visit to Jerusalem since his conversion, he returns along with
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Barnabas and Titus. While Barnabas was a Jew, Titus was a Gentile. While Titus
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is not mentioned in the book of Acts, I believe this trip is described in Acts
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15, when the church in Jerusalem is dealing with the same issues as the
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churches in Galatia. From Acts 15, we know that Paul has made up his mind and
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is going to Jerusalem to make sure that he hasn't been preaching the Gospel to
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the Gentiles just for them to have to throw it away later.
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The Jerusalem council decides correctly, and Gentile believers are not required
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to follow the ceremonial laws in order to be considered part of the church.
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Titus did not have to be circumcised, and Paul declares that those who think he
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needed to be are actually the ones who are not part of the church. "False
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brothers" he calls them.
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As for the other apostles, they didn't have any additions or corrections to say
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to Paul's ministry. Paul and Barnabas had given testimony at the council about
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all of the preaching they had done throughout Asia, mostly to the Gentiles as
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not many Jews would believe their message. They perceived that Paul had been
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given a special calling by God to preach the good news to the Gentile world,
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just as Peter reached the Jews in and around Jerusalem.
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* * *
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Your perfect will orchestrates us all to accomplish all of Your good purposes.
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