Paul openly tells the Galatians that he had a disagreement with Peter, and that he'd told Peter that he was WRONG! Peter had been acting differently in different circumstances. He would eat with the Gentiles, but when his friends were about he would stop socialising with the Gentiles.
Peter wasn't being open and honest, he was too worried about what the others thought. He was afraid of what they might say. He was afraid that they might judge him or tell him he was behaving inappropriately.
This got me thinking, do I behave differently around others? Are there some people that I behave one way, and others that I behave another? We should always behave in a manner that glorifies God and not worry about what others think. We need to be open and honest and stand for the truth even if it means that we are treated differently or even excluded.
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