Oh Brother Where Art Thou (pt.1)

What happens when even spiritual giants stumble? This powerful exploration of Galatians chapter 2 takes us into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation between Paul and Peter in Antioch. We witness Peter's troubling behavior as he separated himself from Gentile believers when Jewish Christians arrived, essentially performing a spiritual 'hokey pokey' by putting one foot in fellowship and pulling it back out depending on who was watching. This wasn't just about table manners or social preferences. Peter's actions threatened the very foundation of gospel truth by suggesting there were two classes of believers, that Jewish Christians were somehow superior to Gentile converts. The message cuts to the heart of what we believe about unity in Christ: there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for we are all one in Jesus. Peter knew this truth intimately. He had received the vision of the sheet with unclean animals three times. He had witnessed the Holy Spirit fall on Cornelius and his household. He had defended Gentile believers at the Jerusalem Council. Yet fear of man laid a snare, causing him to compromise what he knew to be true. This reminds us that what we believe determines how we live, and our actions either reinforce gospel truth or undermine it. The call here is to examine our own hearts: Are we living with integrity regardless of who's watching? Are we building bridges across cultural divides or reinforcing walls? God shows no partiality, and neither should His church.