Friday, May 6, 2022

πŸ’₯ Paul withstands Peter to the face because Peter did wrong toward the Gentiles.

 
Galatians 2

11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

(dissembled:  conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs)

14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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What we are in private so must we be in public.  We live by the truth of God in front of all.

And if a brother in Christ does wrong, and God shows that wrong doing to us, we bring correction usually before all who witnessed that wrong doing.

And Paul tells us the following:

I Corinthians 5

11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

(railer:  one who complains or protests persistently about another)

13 ... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

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Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart was caught with a prostitute several years ago.  

The Assembly of God leadership did not put Swaggart away from themselves as God said to do in I Corinthians 5:11;13.  Instead they told the congregations to pray for brother Swaggart and they counseled him.

Swaggart made a tearful plea to his television congregations asking them to forgive him and telling them he had sinned.

About 2 years after this, Jimmy Swaggart was caught with another prostitute and according to Wikipedia Swaggart said,  It's flat out none of your business.

With that, the Assembly of God leadership "defrocked" Jimmy Swaggart.

Hugh numbers of people continued to watch him on TV and attend his meetings.

In approximately 1981, God showed me something Jimmy Swaggart was doing and I got this message to him by speaking it on my own radio broadcasts.

Swaggart went to Michael Ellison Advertising Agency because he was tired of having so few come to his meetings and he wanted to draw more people to his meetings.  The agency told Swaggart to stop preaching so much and sing more.  Swaggart was a country western type singer.  When he did this the masses of people came to his meetings.

God told me to tell Swaggart to stop entertaining the people and preach the gospel.

So I knew things were wrong in this ministry even before Swaggart was caught with a prostitute committing fornication and adultery.

1 Timothy 5:24   Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10  
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.


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