Exactly. The answer is "Neither" - but we must understand that Evil loves to drive small wooden wedges in between our fingernails as we hang onto our faith in a such a horrible world.
Satan wants us to believe in this world, and to doubt God. Lucifer can go $%^!&% himself.
Jesus Christ is King.
One day, everyone, EVERYONE will have to bow and say that with their mouths.
How much better it is to join Him now.
How do you know that? Are you God?
I agree with you but I like the writings of Paul Ricouer which note how we are always confronted in interpretation with a dilemma between: hermeneutic of faith and hermeneutic of suspicion. Our struggles could lead to the lack of faith and hell. Our struggles could also lead us toward heaven.
The hermeneutic of faith recognizes that the debate Paul and Peter were having was a productive one inspired by God— not to destroy either of them— but to lift up all of humanity in a difficult question of grace versus works. This is a timeless question.
In failing to see the value of debates God lays out in his spirit, we close off his unique manner of harvesting within humanity. We need to each speak honestly about what the Bible is saying to us and let God drive the reconciliation process. Ultimately God will judge and we are all the better for that. Rushing the closure of scripture can only end up placing the Bible prematurely on the shelf to gather dust.
What does it all mean? I am still interested in finding out— by faith.