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Something as small as where you sit or who you eat with can expose what you really believe. We open Galatians 2:11-21 and follow a moment that feels uncomfortably modern: Peter gladly shares life with Gentile Christians until a group tied to the circumcision party shows up, and suddenly he pulls back. Paul doesn’t treat it like a personality clash or a “let’s keep the peace” moment. He calls it hypocrisy, and he confronts it because the gospel is on the line.

We talk about why the early church wrestled with Jewish identity, Gentile inclusion, circumcision, and the pressure to add requirements to salvation. We break down the danger of legalism, how fear of people can make even strong leaders waver, and why hypocrisy spreads fast when others follow a respected example. We also connect this to church discipline and integrity in leadership, not to shame people, but to protect the witness of the church and pursue restoration.

From there, we land on the heart of the passage: justification by faith alone. We can’t be made right with God through the works of the law, religious performance, giving, serving, or perfect behavior. If righteousness could come that way, Christ died for no purpose. We end with Galatians 2:20 and the defining question it raises: have we been crucified with Christ, and what needs to change so our conduct stays in step with the truth of the gospel?

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