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Galatians 2:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Standing firm in support of the truth of God is important no matter who you have to stand against.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Paul tells us in this verse that he withstood him (Peter). The Greek word translated \u201cwithstood<\/span>\u201d is \u201cantesten<\/span><\/em>\u201d which means \u201cto <\/em>stand <\/em>against.\u201d <\/span>Literally what Paul says is that he \u201cstood <\/em>against <\/em>him <\/em>to <\/em>his <\/em>face<\/span>.\u201d <\/span>That is, Paul \u201cfaced him down.\u201d In other words, there was a significant disagreement between Paul and Peter and Paul did not back down but took a firm stand against Peter.<\/p>\n The expression \u201che was to be blamed<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek words kategn\u014dsmenos \u0113n<\/span><\/em>. The word kategn\u014dsmenos<\/span><\/em> is made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cagainst\u201d and a form of gin\u014dsk\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto know.\u201d It, therefore, refers to something being known against someone. By implication it is something bad that is known, so this word can be interpreted as \u201che is wrong.\u201d The word \u0113n<\/span><\/em> in this verse is the imperfect tense of the verb of being. Hence it means \u201che was.\u201d The implication of this tense is that the condition existed for a period of time, not just on one occasion. Hence, Paul is saying that Peter \u201cwas being wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Now that Paul has demonstrated to the Christians in the churches of Galatia that he is, indeed, the apostle to the Gentiles and that he received his message directly from God, he will show them that the type of issues they are facing are not unique. The problem, you will recall, is the fact that some teachers in the churches in Galatia were teaching that a Christian must keep the requirements of the Mosaic Law, in addition to faith in Christ, in order to be saved. Paul\u2019s teaching is that there are no requirements for salvation, either in the Law or in any church teaching or tradition, beyond simple faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n Paul has recounted his salvation experience, the receiving of his commission and message from Christ, and the circumstances of the apostolic leaders of the Jerusalem church confirming his commission and message. Now he will show that even some of those who were pillars of the church in Jerusalem (specifically, the apostle Peter) sometimes had difficulties shaking themselves loose from the bindings of the Law.<\/p>\n As we will see in the following verses, Peter was behaving in a manner that either was, or at least appeared, hypocritical. Peter was more concerned with what other Jews thought of his actions than what God thought of his actions. As a result, though he said that adherence to the law was not required, he acted as though it was required. It was because of this behavior that Paul stood against him face to face, because Peter was wrong! Once again it is apparent that Peter was not anointed the first Pope, otherwise Paul would not have gotten away with his position against him because Peter was clearly wrong.<\/p>\n Application <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n There are many Christians today who say that it is wrong to argue in church. In most cases this is true, but when the disagreement is in regard to a doctrinal issue it is important to stand firm on what the Bible teaches as truth.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n <\/span>If this message or this link was forwarded to you by a friend and you wish to receive future verses directly to your inbox, you can call the church phone (618) 614-3070 and leave a message telling us your name and e-mail address or you can send an e-mail to: Galatians 2:11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; Truth to Learn Standing firm in support of the truth of God is important no matter who you have to stand against. 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