Galatians 2:1-21

Christ has made us free

Galatians

Helen Pocock

Chapter 2

Paul met the leaders in Jerusalem

v1 Then I returned to Jerusalem 14 years later with Barnabas. Titus came with me too. v2 God showed me that I should go there. So I went. I had a private meeting with the people who seemed to be leaders. I explained to them the *good news about Jesus that I *preach to the *Gentiles. I did not want my past work or my present work to be a failure. v3 Titus, who had come with me, was a *Greek man. But the *church leaders did not insist that they wanted to *circumcise him. v4 We needed to discuss this matter because of some men who pretended to be Christians. But they were not Christians. They had come into our group secretly. They were watching the freedom that Jesus Christ gives to us. Really, they wanted to control us like slaves. v5 We did not allow them to persuade us, not even for a moment. Instead, we wanted to protect the true *good news for your benefit.