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To: Zechariah11
Yes. Peter and James angry (upset, in passionate disagreement) with Paul, and Paul them.

Paul was moving towards a less Jewish presentation to better evangelize the gentiles.

Debate occurred over eating with (like) the gentiles and over circumcision.

Peter acted out of a fear of the circumcision sect and the others followed in a desire not to offend, either the Judaizers or Peter. Peter, as well as those who followed him in his capitulation to the circumcisers, was guilty of acting as “men-pleasers.”
852 posted on 12/10/2004 1:17:13 PM PST by CyberCowboy777 (Zip it Hippie! - http://www.casualconservative.com/)
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To: CyberCowboy777
Yes. Peter and James angry (upset, in passionate disagreement) with Paul, and Paul them.

That is simply not accurate.

Read Acts 15 (especially verse 11) the case is just the opposite. Peter and James are championing the position of Paul.

At the Antioch "showdown", the apostles included only Peter, Paul, Barnabas ( not James). Peter's actions early in the evening (and his recent pro-Pauline stance at Jerusalem) indicate that he was in full agreement with Paul's approach to Christian liberty. Later that evening, however, Paul had to admonish Peter for hypocrisy/cowardice. This was before a mixed group of believers.

Finally, Acts 21:20 show that Paul was greeted as a genuine hero by the Jerusalem Church towards the end of his ministry.

It is true that Paul was hounded by Judaisers throughout his ministry but these were not authorized from James or Peter.

853 posted on 12/10/2004 4:44:14 PM PST by Zechariah11
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