to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
I refused to submit to them for even an hour, lest I betray the liberty we have in Christ. The true and sincere doctrine of the Gospel had to remain safe from corruption by their false teachings, both for you Galatians and for all nations.
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I would not yield to them for a single hour, knowing what mischief they would make of even the smallest concession. The reason was plain: the truth of the Gospel, its genuine, unmixed, sincere doctrine, had to remain with you Gentiles, untainted by the shadows of the law and the false doctrines of men.
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From the start there was a division in the Church: those born Jews clung to the ceremonial law though it was dead in Christ; those born Gentiles embraced pure Christianity. Peter served the former, Paul the latter. That Paul could labor fourteen years among the Gentiles without question from the other apostles proves he depended on none of them, but held equal authority with them all.
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Commenting on Galatians 2:1-10