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1 | Was the church embarassed? Come see. | Gal 2:11 | Rowdy | 114616 | ||
I've got what I consider to be a tough question. Let me set it up for you to see. Most everyone knows the story of Cornelius in Acts 10 and the fact that Peter reiterates the story to his fellow Jews in Acts 11. I'm sure a few of you but maybe not all might know about the time one Apostle "chewed out" another Apostle, "opposed him to his face." Check out the story in Gal 2:11-21 from Paul himself. Yes, Paul opposed Peter in this touchy subject, set him straight and reminded of what he supposedly learned as cited in Acts 10 and 11. Now, my question: Where was the Holy Spirit if He was supposed to "dwelling in" the Apostles, including Peter? Why did He allow Peter to make this big goof and maybe even "embarass" the church at that time? As I'm sure this confrontation between Apostles caused quite a stir. Another minor question: Why did Paul see fit to spread this "gossip" to the brethren in Galatia if he discourages gossiping elsewhere as in 1 Tim 5:13? Please respond to both if you can. And of course, cite scriptures in support of your answers to these questions. |
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2 | Was the church embarassed? Come see. | Gal 2:11 | EdB | 114639 | ||
Rowdy I think your question is predicated on the Apostles being perfect. They were human that made mistakes and the fact that their "mistakes" if they were mistakes are recorded in scripture serves as an example to us. To show us everything may not just be perfect we will run into controversy within the church. Also remember the Holy Spirit is a gentleman He does not impose His will upon us we still deal with the flesh. Paul more than once complained his flesh did things that didn't agree with the Spirit. These "mistakes" also serve a purpose of fortifying the notion that gentiles were to be included in the Church. They also teach the solving of problems. As far as basing this on scripture, I don’t think there is scripture justifying or condemning Paul for reading out Peter nor do I think you will find scripture that says Paul gossiped about the church when he ratted out Peter on their conflict over the gentiles. However we are assured in 2 Tim. 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. However we know Paul handled it right according to Matthew 18:15-17 "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. [16] But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.' [17] And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. Therefore instead of gossiping Paul may have been showing us a example of how this works. Therefore I think there are times we must use on own mind in conjunction with the Holy Spirit and say what does God want me to learn from this event. EdB |
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3 | Was the church embarassed? Come see. | Gal 2:11 | Rowdy | 114674 | ||
I appreciate your response. Although I think you're very, very close to my position, I'd like to see other responses from the rest of the group. What'd ya say, gang? Let us hear from you. Thanks and God bless you all. |
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