As we continue in Galatians Sunday, we come to the central passage of the book. In verses 11-21, Paul rebukes Peter for not walking in step with the gospel and then gives one of the clearest presentations of the gospel in the New Testament. Galatians 2:11-21 is a single unit, so we will read it in its entirety Sunday. But there is so much application throughout, we will exposit it in two parts. Sunday we will focus on v. 11-14 (though we will apply v. 15-16 as well) and then the following Sunday we will focus on v. 15-21. As we see Peter’s actions and Paul’s confrontation with him, we see the importance of thinking and living according to the truth of the gospel. In many ways, this could be the summation of growing in discipleship. When we bring all our life under the authority of the truth of the gospel; when we see our trials, our conflicts, our problems, our disappointments, and our brothers & sisters through the lens of the gospel. Though we are sinners and there is nothing good in us, Jesus has given us perfect righteousness before God. We are united with Christ and therefore with one another. And there is no higher standing before God than being in Christ. When we fail to respond, think, or act under the authority of that truth, we are not walking in step with the gospel. This affects every aspect of our lives from our marriages, relationships, occupations, trials, sufferings, and our fellowship with one another. The gospel is not just a message for unbelievers. It is for Christians as well. The gospel is our hope and our life. Sunday we will see what it looks like to live in step with who Jesus is and what He has done.

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