We're moving forward 2 Corinthians
chapter 12 I think I misplaced that here
but on the contrary this is verse 7
seeing that I had been entrusted with
the gospel to the uncircumcised just as
Peter had been to the circumcised for he
who factually worked for Peter in his
Apostleship to the circumcised
effectually worked for me also to the
Gentiles I the header on this one is a
much-needed division so some of you guys
like oh man passage oh I've been waiting
for you to make a mistake and here you
go you're saying there's a much-needed
division oh my gosh false prophet you
know we cause to be United you know it's
Christian Christianity should be about
love grace and unity look at this what's
what's my point here it was clear to
Paul and Peter that they have two
different ministries they have the same
gospel same message but two different
ethnicity two different groups same
message two separate responsibilities
why didn't they just do it together
alright so if the the modern Christians
they're gonna say well we need to be
united they should have just done it
together well you know better than that
ma because if they kept they stayed
together what would happen it's slower
there was a separation Jesus appointed
Jesus appointed Paul right to go to the
Gentiles and Peter was assigned to the
Jew of the Jewish Christians that's why
there's the print churches that's all we
can't all be in one church this church
was established and formed to church the
unchurched filipino-americans in this
town it has evolved to something
different because we felt
God was moving at that time we followed
his lead it's no longer just for
Filipinos it really wasn't but it did
feel like it was a closed door because
of our name Filipino international
Christian Fellowship so we voted
it was almost unanimous no it was
unanimous there was a few one that
didn't want it but now its first
International Christian Fellowship doors
are open wide open for everyone to join
but still there
the Ministry of this church is for whom
ever God wants to bring to this body
amen and the autonomy of this church
stays within this church when we get
make excessive accountable well we are
all working together for God's work for
the big sea church right we are all
under the big sea Church universally we
are all together all Christians all over
the world are together and United to
share the gospel to live a holy life to
do the work that God has given us but
with the small sea all of us have our
own responsibility to whatever God puts
2 in front of our church and gives us
that responsibility amen
so a division I said a much-needed
division a much-needed division happened
here it was a good division it was a
good separation of responsibilities you
know when you're following God and
you're obedient to God he will give you
wisdom and then he will give you wisdom
you will make the right decisions even
planning your time in planning your your
money where it's going if you are
obedient to God ok you can't just wear a
shirt get baptized
I accept Christ and think oh I'll be
smart I'll be more wise and I can still
live by holy you know my old life no as
you become more obedient to God God will
reveal more things to you and you will
make right is like this to people here
it was clear to Peter okay you're going
there because that's what
Jesus revealed to you right here Jesus
this isn't the message version okay
it's in an axe nine fifteen or sixteen
but the master said Jesus said to
Ananias when he called him to go to Saul
or Paul Paul before saw I saw before he
became Paul don't argue go I have picked
him speaking about Paul as my personal
representative to non-jews and Kings and
Jews and now I'm about to show him what
he is in for the heart suffering that
goes with this job this is about Jesus
telling Ananias go there he's blinded
he's the person that I'm gonna use to
share my message to the Gentile world
did that change no it happened even the
suffering happened we're suffering happy
so some of us are so scared of the the
verse 16 of this right see that's what's
gonna happen to me if I follow God
that's what's gonna happen to me see
that's why I don't want to follow him
really is that how is that working out
for you because I thought as fast and as
hard as I go running away from God's
will for me I thought it was gonna be
safe for me old boy was my life more
miserable be my family and I suffer
because of my disobedience running away
from the calling that he was giving me
because I didn't want to do the
suffering because I thought I could run
away from me but know whether or not
you're gonna obey God if you are if you
have him as your Lord if you have
accepted him as your Lord there's
suffering as you call yourself little
Christ all right and we share any
sufferings and praise God for that when
we share any sufferings thanks God for
that wait here paul was called I'm
pretty sure Paul told Peter this hey you
know I was walking down the Damascus
Road and boom God blinded three days
didn't eat I couldn't eat but in his own
eyes and Peter's just listening to the
testimony and he knows his people has
been spreading and planting churches for
the past 13 years so they had a
conference and they just affirmed a
message so they were equal right they
were equal but they had to split that
dispute because their responsibilities
are different their task here Jews tasks
here Gentiles so we can't all churches
if you know certain functions we can do
here and there together but we can't
function as one all the time because
it's not biblical right right here this
separation earlier you go to the Jews I
go to the Gentiles
next pleasing people rather than please
slowly no pleasing people rather than
God and his truth this is where Paul
confronts Peter but when Peter came to
Antioch
I had to oppose him to his face because
what happened here was when some Jews
came with James they were together
how Paul was with Peter but before James
and the Jews came Peter was just having
meals with the Gentiles with Paul and
you know in in their in their tradition
before that's a no-no they couldn't
associate together but you know Peter
already had the revelation that he has
to be one all right they have to be one
in the book of Acts you will see that in
the book of Acts that they are that God
said to him don't call anything that I
made
unholy so he went to the house of
Cornelius right but they have all for
some reason as he was as some someone
the Jews came Jewish Christians came
with James and somebody whispered
probably to Peter that hey what are you
doing why are you having populous with
them
why are you sharing your food with them
why are you sitting with them did you
stoop down to their level now should be
hang out with us you know what the
progression was little by little Peter
did it little by little one Sunday at a
time one meeting at a time George we
need to be as a church here at fic
affray we need to be united now what you
just talked about division by the
division of responsibilities division of
ministries but it together if we love
God and love each other we need to be
united we don't we can't do we can't be
like Peter or you just show certain
people a certain thing but you truly are
not result your resolve is not complete
don't just be getting along with me here
at church we can't just be getting along
here with our Sunday mask we need to be
really loving each other outside this
building cuz yeah over here maybe you're
not given a choice right you have to say
hello because Mikey and I tell you or
pasta charles turn around he gave your
love to each other give each other love
with the lord you're like oh gosh i
really wish they would skip that part is
though i'm gonna have to say hi to her
right no the it has to be real it cannot
just be because people are watching so
what Peter did is he actually made the
mistake with the Galatian Church though
Ganesha Christians with the Gentile
Christians and he also made a mistake
with the Jewish Christians because then
people followed suit people followed him
and when I saw this this is now Paul
saying when I saw that they were not
following the truth of the gospel
message I said to Peter in front of all
the others since you a Jew by birth the
start of the Jewish law laws and our
living like agenda why are you now
trying to make these gentle
follow Jewish traditions I'm reading
this in them I'm going through my own my
own journey right every like everybody
else I'm going through my own journey
and it's the hardest thing as a the
hardest thing as a believer or a leader
is when you're going to rebuke somebody
someone that you really love because
sometimes it's nice if you don't like
them it's easy right like man you know I
knew it you know and listen I'm gonna
hear it now I'm gonna put you in your
place
cause you don't like them there's no no
careful no care needed but if you love
them and you care about them you kind of
it's harder you kind of tippy-toe on
what you're about to say can I sidestep
it so it's hard but here because of
Paul's love for God and for the truth
and he knows he already said in the
previous verses in chapter 1 that he he
would not he doesn't live to please men
his life was to please God so whoever
you are if you're making a mistake in
front of Paul he's gonna do this
look this is Peter in front of many
people you know why because the mistake
happened in front of many okay the
mistake happened in front of many people
said the rebuke had to happen in front
of many people too so I know the world
says rebuke in private praise in in
public but if there if the mistake
happened in public like in a business
meeting and the mistake happens in the
business meeting the correction will
have to happen in front of everybody in
the business meeting same thing with
your family right if the mistake happens
in front of other visitors and you have
to correct your child we have to make it
in front of many you can't wait later it
says here that's what I see here he
rebuked him in front of them and he told
them you you
saved by grace why are you now all of a
sudden trying to bring it back to these
guys that you have to stay with your own
people you want them to live like Jews
because other other people followed
Peter on his practice other Jewish
Christians who were already having meals
with the Gentiles saw Peter withdrawing
throughout the weeks or days they did
the same thing
see this believers other new believers
are watching if you've been a believer
for a while they're watching you they
have their eye on you and if you're
doing certain things that because you've
matured throughout the years that you
think it's okay not a lose my salvation
I can still live like this some new
believers are watching you and guess
what you're gonna do you're stumbling
them you're stumbling them right so
again it calls for a holy living it
calls about discernment it cause about
it causes calls our attention to make
sure that we just don't worry about
ourselves but we worry about our witness
all right
don't you agree because Peter Peter did
it on his own time but other people
followed him and he caused them to
stumble as well I know this is this is
the hard part of the message when
there's like something that kinda hits
right and III don't I don't know what
you guys do every time but I'm pretty
sure none of you guys are perfect just
like me
right but all I'm saying here is we need
to be watchful of what we do and what we
say around people especially the ones
that are we are disciple you might not
know it or not especially the mature
believers if somebody accepted Christ
right now and they will be watching all
of you and they know they don't know how
long you've been in the faith but
they'll see your conduct they'll watch
your character they'll see how you deal
with people deal with your problems and
if you're permissive with your ways
what the guys these guys are gonna do
you're causing them to stumble Pope Paul
said in the book in Corinthians right
that if I'm gonna cause someone to
stumble what I'm eating or what I'm
drinking I'd rather not eat or drink so
there's a lot about that too but denying
Peter wanted to please the Jewish
Christians rather than God at that time
and then Paul because of his love for
the truth which is Jesus he did not it
was not gonna have it it was not gonna
have it it was for Peter's good to have
you noticed I don't know if it's what it
is if it is in your versions but there's
no response from Peter it was not
recorded his response to Paul wasn't
recorded because Peter right if you
remember Peter is the one that is
recorded that's been corrected a lot by
Jesus right right remember over my dead
body lord over my dead body
nobody's gonna take you and the girl
asked him oh you're with him no I don't
know that guy right over his dead body
right Laurie I want to walk with you
come call me so I can walk on water too
starts walking come feels the wind like
oh my gosh I'm falling right oh you of
little faith when Peter says over my
dead body Lord Noah will take you I
won't let that happen what did you just
say get behind me Satan
you
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