THE GREAT GOSPEL-CENTERED SMACKDOWN (5 OF 15)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Galatians 2:11-14
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The Great Gospel-Centered Smackdown (5 of 15)
Series: No Other Gospel
Bob Ingle
Galatians 2:11-14
Ok. Open up or power up your bible to Galatians 2. Today we're going to look at the Great Apostalic Smackdown! Can't you just hear it...Ladies and Gentlemen in this corner, the former persecutor of the church, the doctor of doctrine, the Dirty Damascus Ripper-The Apostle Paul. And in this corner, a Pillar of the church, first among equals, he denied Christ not just once, not just twice, but three times, the master of Walking on Water---Your Apostle Peter! That's how I hear it in my mind any way.
Today, we're going to look at and learn from one of the biggest and most important church conflicts in the history of the church. This isn't just your average 'Mildred is mad at Ethel because she used the church kitchen without permission' type of conflict. This is serious. Here we have two heavyweight Apostles going toe to toe. And most importantly what's at stake? The clarity and integrity of the Gospel. We can learn a lot from this classic Gospel-Centered Smackdown.
Now at first glace the reason for the clash between Peter and Paul seems weird, even trivial. What was it all about? Eating with Gentiles. You say, ''That's no big deal; I do it everyday.'' Yes, but you're probably aren't a Jew. And you certainly aren't an Apostle. What we're going to see is this wasn't a small or trivial thing at all. Paul gets in Peter's face because the heart of the Gospel is under attack. Let me read the text, and then I'll show you exactly what is happening in this showdown between Peter and Paul. (READ 11-14)
Last week, we saw how after 14 years of preaching ministry Paul went back to Jerusalem to the Christian headquarters to share the Gospel of Grace he'd been preaching to the Gentiles. The Judaizers had made the accusation that he was preaching a different Gospel then the other Apostles. So Paul went to get it clear. The Apostles gave Paul the right hand of fellowship an ...
Series: No Other Gospel
Bob Ingle
Galatians 2:11-14
Ok. Open up or power up your bible to Galatians 2. Today we're going to look at the Great Apostalic Smackdown! Can't you just hear it...Ladies and Gentlemen in this corner, the former persecutor of the church, the doctor of doctrine, the Dirty Damascus Ripper-The Apostle Paul. And in this corner, a Pillar of the church, first among equals, he denied Christ not just once, not just twice, but three times, the master of Walking on Water---Your Apostle Peter! That's how I hear it in my mind any way.
Today, we're going to look at and learn from one of the biggest and most important church conflicts in the history of the church. This isn't just your average 'Mildred is mad at Ethel because she used the church kitchen without permission' type of conflict. This is serious. Here we have two heavyweight Apostles going toe to toe. And most importantly what's at stake? The clarity and integrity of the Gospel. We can learn a lot from this classic Gospel-Centered Smackdown.
Now at first glace the reason for the clash between Peter and Paul seems weird, even trivial. What was it all about? Eating with Gentiles. You say, ''That's no big deal; I do it everyday.'' Yes, but you're probably aren't a Jew. And you certainly aren't an Apostle. What we're going to see is this wasn't a small or trivial thing at all. Paul gets in Peter's face because the heart of the Gospel is under attack. Let me read the text, and then I'll show you exactly what is happening in this showdown between Peter and Paul. (READ 11-14)
Last week, we saw how after 14 years of preaching ministry Paul went back to Jerusalem to the Christian headquarters to share the Gospel of Grace he'd been preaching to the Gentiles. The Judaizers had made the accusation that he was preaching a different Gospel then the other Apostles. So Paul went to get it clear. The Apostles gave Paul the right hand of fellowship an ...
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