Galatians 2:4,And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:There were zealous Jewish believers (Ro 10:2) who had acknowledged Christ as their Messiah but believed a person must still keep the Old Testament Law in order to be right with God. They taught faith in Christ alone was not enough. This was in direct opposition to the Gospel that Paul taught. Paul called these men false brethren. These are the ones whom he referred to in Ga 1:8-9. These men were saying that faith alone was not enough; holiness was needed as well. Yet, in an effort to promote holiness, look at what they were guilty of. They were spying on Titus to see if he was circumcised! Thats a very private matter. It cant be determined by just looking at a person. They had to have been spying on him in the latrines. They had become peeping Toms in the name of the Lord. They were committing a much greater sin in the name of holiness than the one they were accusing Titus of. Likewise, legalistic Christians today often operate in anger, hatred, and cruelty with a judgmental attitude, and that is much worse than the petty traditions they accuse others of violating.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:33:54 +0000
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