1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,860 All right, well 2 00:00:01,860 --> 00:00:06,840 It's me again. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Galatians chapter 2 this morning 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:12,720 We're going to be in verses 11 through 14 as we make our way through the book of Galatians 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,960 Let me ask you two questions 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:20,120 two questions number one, what is hypocrisy what is 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,120 Hypocrisy and number two who suffers from 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,920 Hypocrisy, those are my two questions number one. Let's go ahead and answer it. What is 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:30,920 hypocrisy 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:37,320 Well, Paul would define it for us in verse 14 as living out of step with the gospel 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:43,640 It's when we claim to believe one thing and our lives would demonstrate we actually 11 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:49,760 Think otherwise it's not living in alignment with what we profess and really who we are 12 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,840 Actually, the Greek word is a word used to describe someone acting apart 13 00:00:54,840 --> 00:01:00,000 That's where that word comes from. It's playing a role. It's in the ancient Greek world 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:06,720 A an actor would wear a mask to play one part that same actor would wear another mask to play another part and another 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:11,600 Mask to play another part and the entire time they would not be revealing their true identity 16 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,680 It's it's not being who you really are that's hypocrisy 17 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,840 The harder question is this who suffers from hypocrisy? 18 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,040 The answer is all of us and 19 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,760 If you said not me you just proved my point 20 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,720 Didn't you all of us? 21 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:39,560 How does hypocrisy manifest itself in the life of a Christian well, I thought about this this week 22 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:44,560 Really? I came up with an extensive list and if I were to read that list, we'd be here all day 23 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,360 Let me just give you a few ways it does at least 24 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,840 At least in my life unforgiveness 25 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,360 You claim you know the gospel you've experienced the forgiveness 26 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,960 Of God he has covered and in a measurable debt that we could never pay 27 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,640 We know the Bible as forgiven people. We need to be forgiving people 28 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,400 But yet we harbor bitterness over a petty offense 29 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,760 That's hypocrisy 30 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,280 Hypocrisy is being the self-righteous Pharisee 31 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,880 We go around measuring ourselves 32 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,520 against someone else always looking at faults 33 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:34,080 Never once looking in the mirror to point out or to see should I say the log in our own eye while we 34 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,680 Constantly point out the speck and someone else's that's that's hypocrisy 35 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:44,240 That's hypocrisy or it's it's claiming to be a generous person because God is a generous God 36 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:50,000 Encouraging people to be generous with their time and their treasure and their talent. But but meanwhile behind the 37 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,200 Behind the scenes we put on another mask 38 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,840 And we're kind of greedy 39 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:01,840 Because our security is in our money and our stuff and our status 40 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,800 That's hypocrisy 41 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,960 Or hypocrisy is claiming to live in the freedom of the gospel 42 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:14,480 But meanwhile, you're not really living in the freedom of the gospel. You're really living in bondage thinking there's 43 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:20,480 There's something else you have to do to measure up to earn this thing that we call God's love. That's hypocrisy 44 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:28,160 And as we're going to see in our text this morning hypocrisy is not just dangerous because it distorts who we are 45 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,880 That's absolutely true 46 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,680 But hypocrisy is dangerous because it undermines the authority of the gospel 47 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:41,680 That's why hypocrisy is dangerous because if even peter the apostle 48 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:47,120 Struggled with hypocrisy guess who's going to struggle with hypocrisy 49 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:49,440 me 50 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,440 and you 51 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:52,640 and if 52 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:58,160 The gospel has authority over peter then the gospel has authority over 53 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,640 me and you 54 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:06,080 So our text this morning is going to address the an issue that we all 55 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:13,360 Have in common and that is our hypocrisy if I could title my sermon this morning. It would be this the realities of 56 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,480 hypocrisy 57 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:22,960 Let's read this confrontation between the apostle paul and the apostle peter in galatians beginning in verse 11 58 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,520 God's word to you this morning 59 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,560 but when sephus came to anti-october 60 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,880 I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned 61 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,880 For before certain men came from james. He was eating with the gentiles 62 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,680 But when they came 63 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,760 He drew back and separated himself 64 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,960 Fearing the circumcision party 65 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:52,080 And the rest of the jews acted hypocritically along with him so that even barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy 66 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,800 But when I saw their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel 67 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,720 I said to see this before them all if you though a jew 68 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:07,360 Live like a gentile and not like a jew. How can you force the gentiles to live like jews? 69 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,400 This is god's word. Let's pray 70 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,240 Father we come to you in worship 71 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,960 Now asking as we've communicated with you through the gospel 72 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:25,520 Now asking as we've communicated with you through song and prayers that you would communicate with us through your word. So would you 73 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:34,480 Speak to us and minister to our hearts revealing our inconsistency our incongruency our hypocrisy and showing us the cure 74 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,960 Applying the balm of the gospel to that area of our life so that we can 75 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:47,280 Live under the authority of the gospel as we declare the gospel our lives will display the gospel as you 76 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:50,640 As you long to see that in us for your glory and our good 77 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:56,560 So would you preach to your people this morning your word through me and jesus be magnified. It's in his powerful name 78 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,560 We pray these things amen 79 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,120 So why does paul include this? 80 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:09,440 Confrontation between he and the apostle peter in his letter to the galatians 81 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,200 This is nowhere else in the new testament. You're not going to find this in the book of acts. You guys do know that right? 82 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,200 Why is this? 83 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,200 colossal 84 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,200 confrontation in galatians 85 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:27,600 Now it's at this point in our series in galatians where I do not have time to go back and recap the entire book 86 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:35,200 We're five sermons in but I can briefly recap why that's our recap paul's argument to explain why this 87 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,800 Is where it's at remember paul has been trying to prove a point 88 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,920 He didn't get his gospel from man. He got it from 89 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,400 Jesus 90 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,840 Jesus 91 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,160 And he proved in the end of chapter one that to be the case 92 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,000 The entire time after paul's conversion. He was independent of the other apostles 93 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,160 He didn't he didn't receive the gospel from them. He wasn't taught it from them 94 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:07,760 So therefore he didn't manipulate it or twist it as he's been accused of by the judiizers in the church churches of galatia 95 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:13,520 But though he's independent of the other apostles because he's been sent to the gentiles 96 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,720 His gospel has been affirmed by the other apostles 97 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,120 We saw that last week in chapter two verses one through ten 98 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:24,960 They extended to him the right hand of fellowship and they added nothing to his gospel 99 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:32,080 So it's not like paul's preaching a different gospel this law-free circumcision free gospel. This is the gospel 100 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:36,000 It's the same gospel that james and peter and john are preaching in jerusalem 101 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:43,360 And as we'll see today the gospel that's under attack in galatia that gospel has authority 102 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,840 over our lives 103 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,560 It has authority over the lives of the other apostles 104 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:54,320 How can they discredit paul and say you're not preaching the gospel? 105 00:07:55,440 --> 00:08:02,480 As he proves today he is because that gospel has authority over everyone's life even the apostle peter 106 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,720 Peter's hypocrisy is glaring 107 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,760 And paul's going to confront it 108 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:13,200 And as paul confronts it what I want us to see are five realities of hypocrisy 109 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:20,400 Of our inconsistency of of saying the truths of the gospel believing them, but not living them 110 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,560 five realities 111 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:28,320 I'm just going to go ahead and tell you there's one perverse and then we're going to jump out of galatians and get the fifth one 112 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,320 the first 113 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,320 the first 114 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,320 the first 115 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,740 Hypocrisy warrants loving confrontation 116 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:43,440 But when sephas came to antioch I opposed him underline this please to his face 117 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,880 And paul tells us why 118 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,960 He stood condemned 119 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,240 paul records for us an event that took place after 120 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:59,680 His second visit to jerusalem. He just recorded for us in chapter 2 verses 1 through 10 his second visit to jerusalem 121 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:06,000 First visit he was only there 15 days only saw peter and only saw james. No one gave him a systematic theology class 122 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:12,080 No one gave him a a doctrinal class on on the new testament and the gospel that wasn't the case 123 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,160 He learned his gospel from jesus 124 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,040 but then remember we saw in acts 11 that that 125 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:23,840 That paul and barnabas and we know titus were sent to jerusalem by the churches of antioch 126 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,600 To go and deliver a gift to the poor churches in jerusalem and 127 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:32,880 He told us there was also this revelation that took place where he needed to lay his gospel before them 128 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:39,060 So he brought titus the gentile and barnabas the jew and titus wasn't forced to be circumcised 129 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,040 Well, he goes back to antioch with barnabas and with titus 130 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,480 Later we know the churches in antioch send him out as a missionary 131 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:52,320 That's when he goes to the churches of galatia and plants those churches and then he and barnabas come back in acts 14 132 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:57,040 The end of that text were told they come back and they minister for a long season 133 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:03,520 They're in antioch and antioch is kind of like paul's home base, especially the early part of his ministry 134 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:09,440 Now we don't know exactly when this took place, but we know it did take place peter the apostle sephas 135 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:15,760 That's his aramaic name goes and visits with paul and barnabas and ministers. Therefore 136 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:20,400 I would imagine we don't know how long but but an extensive amount of time 137 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,960 He goes to antioch 138 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,960 Will you put the map of anioch on the screen? 139 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:32,720 Antioch, uh, I have a slide. There you go. There's two aniochs in the new testament. There's anioch of pesidia 140 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:38,720 Well, that's in the territory of galatia. This anioch is the antoch of syria on the bottom of the screen 141 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,800 You'll notice jerusalem and then that's about 135 miles 142 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:44,480 north 143 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:49,840 Now remember it was barnabas that was sent to antioch. We saw last week in acts 11 144 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,360 To to support the the work that was happening there 145 00:10:53,600 --> 00:11:00,880 Do you guys remember how steven was persecuted and the lord used persecution to spread the church and it was in anioch where? 146 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,280 There was a group of jews 147 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:08,400 That were being ministered to and there was also some greeks that were being ministered to so we have this revival 148 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:13,680 That starts in antoch barnabas is sent there by the church in jerusalem barnabas goes to tarsus 149 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,840 You see tarsus at the top left to get paul because he's heard of his reputation 150 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:25,200 Paul comes back and ministers in antoch for a season for a long extensive time. Now. What's so important about antoch 151 00:11:25,820 --> 00:11:27,820 Antioch is primarily 152 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,080 Gentiles 153 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,080 Jerusalem was primarily 154 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:34,000 jews 155 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,560 Antioch is the first new testament church 156 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:38,560 That's really a diverse church 157 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:44,160 Yes, there's a sizable jewish population in antoch, but it's predominantly gentile 158 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:51,040 This city was the third largest city in the ancient roman empire the population was a quarter of a million people 159 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:58,000 It was a very cosmopolitan city and so god is doing a work amongst the gentiles in this city 160 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,160 So here we see this issue 161 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,720 raised how are jews 162 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,240 and gentiles 163 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,680 And gentiles supposed to fellowship with one another 164 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,420 That that was never a problem in jerusalem. Why because there were no gentiles 165 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,080 So now it's an issue that's on the table 166 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:25,520 How are jews and gentiles two polar opposite people groups, how are they to fellowship with one another and get along? 167 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,840 with one another 168 00:12:28,560 --> 00:12:30,560 Through the gospel 169 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:34,080 So peter shows up and we see the problem 170 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:40,400 It doesn't take us long. I mean I read it for you. It's an easy problem to see he's a hypocrite 171 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,040 He knows the gospel at one minute. He's eating with the gentiles. He's eating the pork 172 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:50,320 He's eating the bacon right pass me the ribs and then when these men come along, what does he do? 173 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,520 He refrains 174 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:59,920 He cowers not only does he stop eating with them. He distances himself from the gentiles 175 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,960 And so this has to be confronted 176 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,480 Because here's the deal peter knew better 177 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:14,160 No, he didn't paul was the apostle to the peter knew better number one peter walked with jesus 178 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,480 Go read the gospels. How many times did jesus dine with the unclean? 179 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,480 a lot 180 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,200 How many times did he minister to gentiles? 181 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,040 a lot 182 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:34,000 Peter witnessed with his eyes the work of jesus jesus showing that the kingdom is not limited to jews 183 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:39,440 But god had always had a promise he made a promise to abraham at the beginning of the bible through you 184 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,000 All nations will be blessed 185 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:47,280 Not only that but he witnessed the holy spirit fall on the gentiles with his own eyes 186 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,160 Go to axe 10 187 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:58,160 So after paul becomes a christian we kind of what axe does is shift a little bit to peter and kind of show us what's happening with peter during this time 188 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,360 And in axe 10 we're told that peter has this vision 189 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,080 This jewish man 190 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:10,960 From israel has this vision about how gentiles are now made right solely based on the work of christ not their ethnicity 191 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:16,080 And that hodietary thing that was so big to the jews. Well in christ 192 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,640 That's not me 193 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,800 In christ that's not necessary 194 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,960 It's not that it's bad just like circumcision but it's not needed 195 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:32,000 So he has this vision right let's pick up in axe 11 verse 12 196 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:38,640 Uh verse 11 and I saw the heavens opened in something like a great sheet descending being let down by its four corners 197 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:40,320 upon the earth 198 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:41,760 So peter has this vision by the way 199 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:46,000 He's in japa a gentile city and he has this vision and here's what he sees 200 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:51,200 In it were all kinds of animals reptiles and birds of the air and there came a voice rise peter kill and eat 201 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 But peter said by no means lord 202 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,960 For i've never eaten anything that is common or unclean and the voice came to him again a second time 203 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:06,240 What god has made clean do not call common and this happened three times god was communicating that whole dietary thing that 204 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,480 Distance you from the gentiles 205 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,440 That's been abolished in jesus what god has called clean 206 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,480 You can't look and say that's common. That's unclean 207 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,680 Clean 208 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:17,920 And then what god is also doing is he's bringing this 209 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:24,800 Gentile corneal yes to peter and peter's gonna preach the gospel to him and then he's gonna preach the gospel to a lot of 210 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:30,000 Gentiles we see at the end of chapter 10 look while peter this is verse 44 211 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,920 While peter was still saying these things the holy spirit fell on all who heard 212 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:41,520 And the believers from among the circumcised that's the jews who were with peter were amazed because the holy spirit was poured out even on the 213 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,520 Gentiles 214 00:15:44,660 --> 00:15:47,300 And then in acts 11 he goes and reports this to the church 215 00:15:47,940 --> 00:15:51,860 At first they didn't like it. They they criticized and questioned him and he was like no listen 216 00:15:52,020 --> 00:15:57,700 I saw with my own eyes and they all agree look at chapter 11 verses 17 and 18 217 00:15:59,220 --> 00:16:04,660 If then god gave the same gift to them the gentiles as he gave to us the jews when we believed underline that 218 00:16:04,980 --> 00:16:07,460 the lord jesus christ not when we 219 00:16:08,260 --> 00:16:10,260 obeyed the dietary restrictions 220 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:11,540 not when we 221 00:16:11,540 --> 00:16:18,100 Cirque were circumcised but when we believe the lord jesus christ who was i that i could stand in god's way and when they heard these things 222 00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:25,700 They fell silent they glorified god and said then to the gentiles god has also granted repentance that leads to life peter knew better 223 00:16:27,540 --> 00:16:30,100 He had experienced this and by implication 224 00:16:30,580 --> 00:16:34,420 Peter knew that one was made right with god not based on their ethnicity 225 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:36,900 Not based on their dietary restrictions 226 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:43,700 Dietary restrictions, you don't get a closer seat to the table because there are certain foods you refrain from 227 00:16:45,460 --> 00:16:47,460 Peter knew that 228 00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:49,540 Peter knew the unity now 229 00:16:49,860 --> 00:16:55,860 Between jew and gentile because of the finished work of christ he understood that as a result of jesus's death and resurrection 230 00:16:55,860 --> 00:16:58,500 There was a new era that had been ushered in 231 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:02,020 But he's not living that way 232 00:17:02,260 --> 00:17:04,260 And that's the problem 233 00:17:04,260 --> 00:17:06,260 So paul confronts him now 234 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:08,260 Question why was this public? 235 00:17:10,580 --> 00:17:16,500 Because i don't want you to think that every confrontation you're to have is you're to come up on stage and publicly humiliate 236 00:17:16,900 --> 00:17:21,300 Another christian because they're walking inconsistently with the gospel right why was this public? 237 00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:28,020 Well number one again this was a very very important time in redemptive history we have the first truly 238 00:17:28,820 --> 00:17:30,100 Jewish 239 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:32,980 Slash gentile church in human history 240 00:17:32,980 --> 00:17:36,500 So the the gospel for the church to come was on the line 241 00:17:37,380 --> 00:17:39,780 Secondly, we're dealing with two public figures 242 00:17:40,420 --> 00:17:43,460 paul and peter not just preachers, but 243 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,500 Apostles we've talked about that a lot in galatians 244 00:17:47,380 --> 00:17:49,140 and thirdly 245 00:17:49,140 --> 00:17:51,140 their behavior 246 00:17:51,220 --> 00:17:57,780 Influences other people how do I know look at verse 13 because of peter's inconsistency 247 00:17:58,180 --> 00:18:00,180 He influenced all of the people 248 00:18:00,180 --> 00:18:04,580 Consistency he influenced all of the jews even barnabas 249 00:18:06,740 --> 00:18:08,740 The republic implications 250 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:16,580 Now what we do need to see is paul's not doing this to shame barnabas humiliate barnabas 251 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:20,580 What there's like a lot of details we don't know 252 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,540 i'm led to believe that 253 00:18:23,540 --> 00:18:29,300 Paul was probably gone and he comes back and he sees this because if this was a pattern of behavior that paul witnessed it 254 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:35,220 He probably would have stopped it pretty quickly now. I don't want to impose on the text what's not there. Okay, I don't know 255 00:18:36,180 --> 00:18:38,180 But he does confront it 256 00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:40,500 Why well number one he loves peter 257 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:46,500 Number two, he loves the people of the church the jews and the gentiles and number three he loves the gospel 258 00:18:47,620 --> 00:18:49,620 So he has to 259 00:18:51,220 --> 00:18:53,220 And as believers 260 00:18:53,780 --> 00:18:56,580 Like if you when you say i'm a member of this church 261 00:18:56,580 --> 00:19:02,820 Don't look at the pastors and say well, you're the ones that are responsible for confronting everybody and that's not true 262 00:19:03,780 --> 00:19:07,060 In fact, we tell you all the time most of the time we shouldn't even know about it 263 00:19:08,020 --> 00:19:12,820 Unless it's in our group unless it's around people that you know, we're in groups too and we see those things 264 00:19:13,620 --> 00:19:15,620 But you're the ones that should handle it first 265 00:19:16,580 --> 00:19:22,420 Because god has given and I know confrontation is such a negative word in the eyes of the world 266 00:19:22,420 --> 00:19:25,060 But to a christian, it's a beautiful gift 267 00:19:25,060 --> 00:19:27,060 He's given the gift of church discipline 268 00:19:27,860 --> 00:19:33,540 And you hear discipline or immediately you think it's bad. Believe it or not every christian is being disciplined right now 269 00:19:33,860 --> 00:19:36,660 You're being disciplined. That's called formative discipline 270 00:19:37,460 --> 00:19:38,980 through the word 271 00:19:38,980 --> 00:19:40,420 Through one another 272 00:19:40,420 --> 00:19:46,980 Through preaching through i mean we're convicted by the spirit god's shaping us into the image of christ slowly. It's just part of sanctification 273 00:19:47,460 --> 00:19:49,460 But there comes a time 274 00:19:49,460 --> 00:19:53,780 And jesus has given this gift for the good of the church for the preservation of the good of the church 275 00:19:53,780 --> 00:19:55,780 For the preservation of the gospel 276 00:19:56,020 --> 00:19:59,780 A very gracious gift. I mean if you read it the world does not operate 277 00:20:00,260 --> 00:20:06,180 The way that jesus get this way of confrontation you guys know that the world changes and humiliates jesus said no 278 00:20:06,260 --> 00:20:10,740 We're going to keep this thing private. We're going to keep it in the family. We're going to deal with it lovingly 279 00:20:10,740 --> 00:20:14,900 It's called church discipline go go to matthew 18. I don't have time read about it for your homework 280 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:22,420 The point of this is to really show you guys if you see someone out of step and they call themselves a believer 281 00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:31,380 You have the privilege. It's a privilege of graciously and lovingly confronting them, but let me tell you this don't do it pridefully 282 00:20:32,740 --> 00:20:37,300 Don't do it without first looking at your own self and saying is that in me too 283 00:20:37,300 --> 00:20:44,580 Right jesus did say how dare you go and point out the speck in someone else's eye when you have a massive log sitting there 284 00:20:45,540 --> 00:20:54,340 So don't put the police hat on and say it's my it's my job to keep the purity of the church in check when you can't even keep yourself in check 285 00:20:55,780 --> 00:21:00,980 But do know that you do have a privilege and there's a way to handle it 286 00:21:00,980 --> 00:21:11,540 And there's a way to handle it go to them privately one-on-one gently lovingly and if if they don't receive it if they don't repent then bring someone else that knows the situation 287 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:17,940 And it escalates the more non-repentant the person is I guess that's the best way to put it 288 00:21:19,460 --> 00:21:21,940 But let me ask you this. Why do we not like confrontation? 289 00:21:22,980 --> 00:21:24,980 You know why we don't like confrontation? 290 00:21:25,540 --> 00:21:27,540 It's because we're like peter 291 00:21:27,540 --> 00:21:33,460 No, i peter got himself into this mess because he was seeking the approval of man. We don't like confrontation because we want the approval of man 292 00:21:33,620 --> 00:21:35,620 It's going to jeopardize a relationship 293 00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:38,740 Or 294 00:21:38,740 --> 00:21:45,060 We don't really believe that jesus is going to use this as a tool to restore and and renew 295 00:21:45,380 --> 00:21:50,500 Which is what discipline is right? It is not a punitive tool. It is a resource to be used 296 00:21:51,060 --> 00:21:54,660 A tool so to speak for the restoration and health of the body 297 00:21:54,660 --> 00:21:57,460 We don't really believe that but we should 298 00:21:58,820 --> 00:22:01,940 So so here's what we need to see hypocrisy 299 00:22:02,740 --> 00:22:03,780 warrants 300 00:22:03,780 --> 00:22:04,740 loving 301 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:09,700 Not abrasive loving confrontation and secondly hypocrisy has a deeper cause 302 00:22:10,180 --> 00:22:19,060 Look at the next verse because what paul's going to do is I take my sip of water. He's going to explain in one verse the problem 303 00:22:19,060 --> 00:22:21,540 Look at what he says 304 00:22:23,860 --> 00:22:29,220 For before certain men came from james he was eating with the gentiles but when they came he drew back 305 00:22:29,540 --> 00:22:32,580 Separated himself fearing the circumcision party 306 00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:34,500 now 307 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:37,380 I know we live in a very fast-paced fast food culture 308 00:22:38,420 --> 00:22:40,740 We probably all have door dash somewhere 309 00:22:41,380 --> 00:22:44,100 On our phones right we can find it in an instant 310 00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:50,260 Some of you're nodding no, but you guys know what i'm talking about right if we want food in an instant we can we can basically 311 00:22:50,900 --> 00:22:52,020 get food 312 00:22:52,020 --> 00:22:54,020 wherever whenever 313 00:22:54,420 --> 00:22:56,900 That wasn't the case in the ancient world they really 314 00:22:57,700 --> 00:22:59,060 really 315 00:22:59,060 --> 00:23:01,060 Loved their table fellowship 316 00:23:02,020 --> 00:23:04,020 It's a big deal 317 00:23:04,020 --> 00:23:06,100 It showed unity it showed 318 00:23:06,820 --> 00:23:08,820 It was a it was a sign of worship 319 00:23:08,820 --> 00:23:13,780 To to to god by the jews so it was an intimate thing 320 00:23:14,180 --> 00:23:19,780 So so the problem is peter is fellowshiping with the gentiles 321 00:23:21,140 --> 00:23:25,460 Now why was this a big deal for a jew remember remember we talked about it last week 322 00:23:25,460 --> 00:23:32,740 There were certain aspects of being a jew that were elevated during this time because of pressure from the helenized culture 323 00:23:32,740 --> 00:23:38,100 You have greek influence and so how did the jews push back especially the Pharisees that are in leadership? 324 00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:44,180 Well now i'm going to elevate everything and and push it even make it even more strict so circumcision 325 00:23:44,660 --> 00:23:50,980 Well that was something that was pressed now you have these dietary laws and restrictions that god did give his people 326 00:23:51,940 --> 00:23:56,340 We would say these were part of the ceremonial laws for a certain time and they were 327 00:23:56,340 --> 00:24:02,900 To display his holiness to display their distinctness but ultimately we know we read the bible with a 328 00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:06,500 Jesus lens that these were fulfilled in jesus 329 00:24:07,060 --> 00:24:09,380 They were pointing to the fact that you can't be pure 330 00:24:09,380 --> 00:24:15,860 But there's someone who can come and be pure for you and that was jesus, but obviously we know some of the jews missed it 331 00:24:17,620 --> 00:24:19,620 So so they pushed it 332 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:24,180 And they pushed it and they pushed it and they pushed it and they pushed it and they pushed it and they pushed it 333 00:24:24,180 --> 00:24:30,740 So so they pushed back with these strict rituals to distinguish themselves from the gentiles in fact 334 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:33,300 It was frowned upon 335 00:24:33,460 --> 00:24:38,020 During this time if you were a jew to even eat with gentiles much less eat their food 336 00:24:39,220 --> 00:24:43,460 Drink out of the same cup, but peter knew the freedom he had in the gospel 337 00:24:44,020 --> 00:24:46,680 Peter knew that his dietary restrictions 338 00:24:47,060 --> 00:24:53,140 Merited him no favor before god he knew they were fulfilled in jesus and that he had a freedom 339 00:24:53,140 --> 00:24:55,140 That he could eat the pork 340 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:59,460 Not only that he could sit at a gentile's house and eat you guys do know 341 00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:02,660 They didn't have a potluck like we had last sunday after church, right? 342 00:25:02,820 --> 00:25:05,220 That's not how it works. They didn't have a big open building 343 00:25:05,380 --> 00:25:10,500 They sat in each other's homes they fellowship and then after the fellowship they would take the lord's supper together 344 00:25:11,540 --> 00:25:13,540 So peter was in their homes 345 00:25:13,780 --> 00:25:15,540 eating their food 346 00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:18,020 Sharing the same cup and utensils with them 347 00:25:18,020 --> 00:25:23,060 Because he knew the freedom he had in the gospel and he wasn't going to impose his diet on them 348 00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:25,300 That's not to say that peter didn't eat 349 00:25:25,860 --> 00:25:27,860 A kosher when he was away maybe he did 350 00:25:28,740 --> 00:25:30,740 But he knew it wasn't salvific 351 00:25:31,940 --> 00:25:37,380 So he wasn't going to do that but when the the these men from james now who are they 352 00:25:38,260 --> 00:25:40,260 Well, we're not exactly sure 353 00:25:40,580 --> 00:25:43,300 But acts 15 verse 24 you can go write that down 354 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:47,700 That implies that these men claim to be sent from the jerusalem apostles 355 00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,660 But they were not supported by the jerusalem apostles 356 00:25:51,380 --> 00:25:52,660 remember 357 00:25:52,660 --> 00:25:56,260 Jerusalem didn't have to deal with the issue of jew gentile 358 00:25:56,980 --> 00:26:00,100 At least not to this level as the church in antioch 359 00:26:02,180 --> 00:26:05,700 So so these men are elevating their jewishness 360 00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:09,540 And they come and they're seeking out these gentile churches 361 00:26:10,180 --> 00:26:12,180 Wearing their police hats 362 00:26:12,180 --> 00:26:14,820 Wearing their police hats and they see peter 363 00:26:15,540 --> 00:26:20,820 And they're pressuring peter peter. You can't give up your diet for these gentiles. You're a jew 364 00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:23,940 You got to push back your jewishness means something 365 00:26:24,740 --> 00:26:26,740 And so what does peter do he compromises? 366 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:33,460 It's important to note in private paul didn't compromise chapter 2 verses 1 through 10 in public. What does peter do? 367 00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:37,060 He compromises over food 368 00:26:37,060 --> 00:26:40,180 Over food over food 369 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:48,660 The text seems to indicate that this was a progression those verbs those verbs separated himself 370 00:26:49,300 --> 00:26:54,740 Drew back those are in the imperfect which means that happened over a a period of time 371 00:26:56,260 --> 00:27:00,340 So you gotta you gotta let's paint the picture you gotta understand like what was happening 372 00:27:01,460 --> 00:27:05,060 Peter's showing up to the men's breakfast eating the bacon right eating the pancakes 373 00:27:05,060 --> 00:27:08,100 The next week they have the men's breakfast peter's a guest speaker 374 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:10,900 I'll speak but I don't know if I can eat 375 00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:13,700 What do you mean you can't eat peter? 376 00:27:14,180 --> 00:27:19,780 The next week they got the men's breakfast or the next month they might have done it weekly in antioch, right? 377 00:27:21,060 --> 00:27:23,060 He doesn't even show up 378 00:27:23,940 --> 00:27:30,340 Peter where have you been you didn't come to small group haven't seen you where have you been and you start to notice peter's only hanging out with jews 379 00:27:30,340 --> 00:27:34,980 You can imagine what the gentiles were thinking did we do do we have to be like you peter? 380 00:27:35,860 --> 00:27:39,620 Like is there a a closer seat to jesus because we're a jew 381 00:27:41,060 --> 00:27:44,580 The text doesn't tell us what the men from james said 382 00:27:47,460 --> 00:27:50,340 But it does tell us why peter acted the way he did 383 00:27:51,780 --> 00:27:53,780 He feared them 384 00:27:53,780 --> 00:27:55,780 I believe the circumcision party 385 00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:58,100 And the men from james are the same people i'm sure 386 00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:01,940 And the men from james are the same people I think that's the best way to interpret this 387 00:28:02,820 --> 00:28:06,340 And that word is actually used throughout the new testament sometimes good sometimes bad 388 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:12,020 But these men are exalting their jewishness putting pressure on peter 389 00:28:12,980 --> 00:28:17,860 Peter you you can't eat with him. You can't you can't eat pork kosher bro kosher 390 00:28:19,620 --> 00:28:21,620 And peter compromises 391 00:28:21,620 --> 00:28:31,060 But paul's clear why he did he feared them my mom when I was writing this summer my mom was taken back to middle school 392 00:28:32,740 --> 00:28:40,100 Recall your middle school days like the lunch room in middle school for me was a very anxious time 393 00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:46,980 I would look at my clock and like when is the 30 minutes going to be over right because you're a middle schooler 394 00:28:46,980 --> 00:28:52,980 I sat with the non-cool kids because I wasn't cool but if a cool kid came and asked me to sit with them guess what I would do 395 00:28:53,780 --> 00:28:58,500 I would bounce on those friends in an instant because I wanted their approval. I wanted to sit with the cool kids 396 00:28:58,900 --> 00:29:01,700 This is exactly what peter's doing. This is so childish 397 00:29:03,460 --> 00:29:09,380 He is looking for approval when it says he feared the circumcision party he didn't fear for his life 398 00:29:11,140 --> 00:29:15,300 What did he fear he feared that he would lose respect from them 399 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:21,620 He feared he would lose their influence. He feared he would lose his status. He feared he would he would lose their approval 400 00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:24,500 That's what he feared 401 00:29:26,180 --> 00:29:31,940 You peter's problem is this has been peter's problem the whole time his eyes are in the wrong place 402 00:29:31,940 --> 00:29:34,260 Will you throw that slide up of peter's problems? 403 00:29:35,940 --> 00:29:37,940 Think about peter in the new testament 404 00:29:39,060 --> 00:29:43,460 The first time we see peter kind of with this problem of eyes in the wrong place 405 00:29:43,460 --> 00:29:46,820 Is when he's walking on water right you guys remember that story? 406 00:29:47,540 --> 00:29:52,820 And I'll put the references there and and jesus is walking on the water and he gets out he starts walking on the water 407 00:29:52,820 --> 00:29:54,820 Until what his eyes do what? 408 00:29:56,180 --> 00:29:58,420 Until his eyes are taken off of jesus 409 00:29:59,780 --> 00:30:04,420 Right and then then the the next time is jesus tells him you're going to deny me three times 410 00:30:04,420 --> 00:30:07,940 I'd never do that and all it takes is a little girl 411 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:14,740 To get peter's eyes off jesus and he denies jesus and then jesus lovingly restores peter 412 00:30:14,740 --> 00:30:17,460 And I love this little story. It's in the end of john 413 00:30:18,820 --> 00:30:25,620 It's at the end of john and jesus i'm sorry and jesus is talking to peter and he's talking to john and he's leaning back 414 00:30:25,620 --> 00:30:30,100 And he's talking to john and peter's like what what did he tell you john like what? 415 00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:33,460 Jesus what's gonna happen what's gonna happen with this guy 416 00:30:33,460 --> 00:30:36,260 Jesus what's gonna happen what's gonna happen with this guy? 417 00:30:38,020 --> 00:30:40,660 And jesus is like what does it matter what's gonna happen to him 418 00:30:41,460 --> 00:30:49,300 You get your eyes on me he gets his eyes he's comparing himself worrying about about someone else instead of focusing 419 00:30:49,540 --> 00:30:52,900 On jesus and then we see it here his eyes are off jesus his eyes are on 420 00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:57,940 These these men and what does he do he shrinks back and he divides the church 421 00:30:57,940 --> 00:31:01,480 Hypocrisy always has a deeper cause that's the symptom 422 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,440 And here it's the fear of man 423 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,080 What is that? 424 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,880 It's it's it's there's a simple way to define the fear of man that doesn't mean you're feared for your life 425 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:18,200 It means you're seeking validation in the approval of someone else other than god. That's the fear of man 426 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:23,720 You want to feel validated so you look out here instead of up there and the gospel says 427 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:27,960 You're already approved if you're in christ god doesn't have an approval meter on you 428 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:33,160 If you're in christ you couldn't be more approved or accepted even on your worst day 429 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:40,520 Why because jesus did the work you're in jesus and now his perfect righteousness has been accredited to you 430 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:45,480 So you couldn't be more approved or accepted the problem is when we forget that we start looking out here 431 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,280 That's when we start fearing man and walking inconsistently 432 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,520 Let me think about it 433 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:58,600 Let me think about it. How many times do you act one way around a certain group of people because you want their approval? 434 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,360 Or you don't want them to know certain things about you 435 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,640 So you hide them that's hypocrisy and then over here you act a totally different way 436 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:14,920 Look at social media social media for most of us in this room is is like our greatest hits album 437 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:20,920 I've heard a pastor say that before what we want everybody to think everything going on is so good today 438 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,400 It's so great. Look at everything that happened 439 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,160 But you don't show them the time that you argued with your wife in the car 440 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:33,960 You don't show them the time where you totally botched it disciplining your kid. You don't show them that why you're putting on a front 441 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,520 You're seeking likes that feels good 442 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:41,640 That's why 443 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,960 We are hypocrites because our eyes are in the wrong place just like peter 444 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,320 And don't miss this about peter don't miss this 445 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,320 If you're taking notes 446 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,240 The sins you may think are long gone 447 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,120 Can never be forgotten 448 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,960 We're years from that time that jesus restored peter 449 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,760 I mean peter's been crushing it for the gospel 450 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,120 Surely he's overcome this seeking the approval of man thing 451 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,040 But he hasn't 452 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:24,280 He's not a Christian in the room. Maybe it's lust or maybe it was your struggle with alcohol. Maybe it was your 453 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:29,560 battle with bitterness or discontentment and maybe for a season it seems like it's 454 00:33:30,180 --> 00:33:36,200 Extinguished but as a christian you have to know the severity of indwelling sin that still remains and will remain 455 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:42,440 Until christ comes back and be vigilant vigilant to see to it that you constantly put it to death 456 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:46,920 Or just like peter it will rear its ugly head years down the road 457 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,320 thirdly 458 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,320 hypocrisy 459 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:53,320 Hypocrisy is contagious 460 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:55,720 dangerously contagious first 13 461 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,720 It spread to all the jews 462 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,120 and even 463 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,120 barnabas 464 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,640 So don't like we we public school our kids don't shame us 465 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:08,440 Okay 466 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:12,520 But we public school our kids and here's if you public school your kids, you know this 467 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:17,320 As soon as the note goes home and it says somebody in the class got the stomach bug today 468 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,040 It's just a matter of time, right? 469 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:24,440 You get the lysol can out and you just start going everywhere and you homeschool folks 470 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:28,280 It's the same in your house too because you're just closer, right? It's the same concept 471 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,800 Hypocrisy is like the stomach bug 472 00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:35,720 It spreads 473 00:34:35,720 --> 00:34:36,920 That word 474 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,520 that word 475 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:39,960 Hypocritically 476 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,440 It's it's mentioned two times hypocrisy 477 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:48,920 It means what I said at the beginning it means to play the part it was a word used for theater 478 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:54,280 One person played many roles. They'd wear wear a mask here play this role. They wear a mask here play this role 479 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:57,960 Well barn, that's that's what peter is doing 480 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,080 And what has peter done? He's divided the church 481 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:03,960 all the jews 482 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:09,960 So you've got the jewish people eating their meals over here and this looks like the church in corinth now antioch 483 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,760 Remember the church in corinth 484 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:18,620 But they're not they were divided over their favorite teachers. This church is divided over jews and gentiles over ethnicity 485 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,500 How dare we do that because of hypocrisy 486 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:29,640 Even barnabas 487 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:34,600 Why don't you say that even barnabas because didn't barnabas just go with paul to jerusalem? 488 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:38,840 And and he stood beside paul and and he he 489 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:44,120 Attested to what god had done through paul and said yes the gospel he's preaching the law free 490 00:35:44,820 --> 00:35:49,240 Circumcision free dietary free gospel is the gospel i've seen it with my own eyes 491 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:52,760 He was sent to minister to the church in antioch. He was the first 492 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:59,480 Uh man from jerusalem that was sent really to support them from the jerusalem church 493 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:06,120 He knew just like peter and even he was led astray two eyes 494 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,560 No one is immune 495 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,840 No one is immune if peter and barnabas 496 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,660 If peter and barnabas can fall prey to hypocrisy 497 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,600 Don't think that you're above hypocrisy 498 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,840 Don't think you're immune to hypocrisy 499 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,520 There's always in in the life of a christian 500 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:31,640 We should always be evaluating our hearts. I would I would argue every day like am I living 501 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,200 Consistently with what I believe 502 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:38,760 That should probably be a regular habit either at the beginning of your day or the end of your day 503 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,040 and then secondly 504 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,200 influence 505 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,200 influence 506 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:48,840 Your actions influence others 507 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,880 Here we see when you walk out of step with the gospel 508 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,480 Whether it's public and I would argue even in private 509 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,080 Didn't paul say to the church in corinth a little leaven leavens the whole lump 510 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,000 It doesn't just have private implications 511 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,560 It spreads 512 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,560 It will cause division 513 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:14,680 And you're saying well, that's a leader what 514 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,560 I would argue this all of us are 515 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,400 I would argue this all of us if we're a christian have some influence over someone parents 516 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:26,200 You have influence over your kids. You say i'm not a parent. You should have relationships with non-believers 517 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:30,840 You've got influence over them. You've got you've got influence in your work. You've got influence when you go serve our kids up 518 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:33,080 You've got influence 519 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,080 As a leader I like I have influence 520 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,840 This is why james said not many of you should want to be pastors 521 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:45,640 Yeah, of course because you got to guard what you say, but you have to also guard how you live 522 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:52,760 And every single one of us me tyler tony zack. This is a weighty text 523 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,000 Because my actions matter 524 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,600 If you're a leader in this church how you live actually matters 525 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:08,280 And even if you're not a leader you don't consider yourself a leader your actions do matter parents 526 00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,720 Preach the gospel to your kids 527 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,040 Teach them god's word 528 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:18,200 But let me do warn you this and I don't say this because i'm the expert parent god has given us 529 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,920 Almost 20 years of parenting 530 00:38:21,060 --> 00:38:22,680 experience 531 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,240 And I have failed so many times people say what did you do? 532 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,200 I didn't do anything 533 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:32,600 Right, if you want to if you want me to write a book, I'll write a book. This says how not to parent 534 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,320 But there's one thing that i've learned 535 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:43,400 That's the law will transform no one i'm not telling you not to discipline your kids. Of course you should 536 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:50,040 But when you tell your kids it's grace alone through faith alone and jesus is forgiving and all you do is hammer them hammer them 537 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,360 Hammer them hammer them hammer them. What are you teaching them? 538 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:58,120 Grace changes you no, I don't really believe that the law will change you 539 00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:01,960 Just beware 540 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,040 Beware 541 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,120 And it's not just how we treat our kids 542 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:10,600 It's how we act with non-believers. It's our entire life. We influence others 543 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,960 Whether you want to know it or not or whether you believe it or not we do 544 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:17,240 Do you realize that? 545 00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:19,240 Fourthly 546 00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:21,240 It's a serious contradiction 547 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,440 It's a serious contradiction 548 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:27,240 verse 14 549 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,040 But when I saw 550 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:33,560 Their conduct was not in step underline that with the truth of the gospel 551 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:37,720 I said so he saw something and therefore he said something 552 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:41,240 What did he see misalignment 553 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:47,560 I saw you're not walking in accordance with the gospel. So listen to me that word 554 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,400 Not in step. That's where we get the word orthopedic 555 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,800 Orthopedic alignment walk straight 556 00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:02,040 The gospel is something you believe it's something you profess it's something you declare 557 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:05,320 But you know that you know what else it is. It's something you live out 558 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:10,120 You do live out the gospel whether you want to believe it or not 559 00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:17,560 It has authority over your life as a christian if you believe in the gospel that the only way to salvation is through 560 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:24,200 The finished work of of god in the person and work of christ that we're all bankrupt sinners at the foot of the cross 561 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:31,000 And the only way the only way to be made right with god is by his grace alone through faith alone in Jesus 562 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,000 Alone that changes everything 563 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,840 It changes the way you parent it changes the way you deal with non-believers 564 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:42,520 It changes the way you view your finances. It changes the way you engage with with your co-workers. It changes everything 565 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:47,880 And if it hasn't changed then maybe you didn't believe the gospel 566 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,160 So that's what he saw they he was walking out of step 567 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,280 And what did he say? 568 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,400 He goes to peter in front of them all because peter's 569 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,400 He's the leader 570 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,280 And he says how can you if you though a jew 571 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:09,560 Live like a gentile and not not like a jew. How can you force the gentiles to live like jews? 572 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:11,560 What is he saying? How can you peter? 573 00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:19,000 A jewish man live in the freedom of the gospel knowing that your diet or your ethnicity 574 00:41:19,240 --> 00:41:24,840 Your circumcision doesn't marry anything. How can you now force these gentiles? 575 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:32,360 To adopt these same practices and think there is a way that makes you want a better christian by living like a jew 576 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,880 In other words peter, how can you live in the freedom of the gospel? 577 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:40,040 But by your actions force these people to live under the bondage of the law 578 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,560 That is inconsistent 579 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:49,000 There are two things that peter is contradicting we saw him last week 580 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,440 The freedom of the gospel 581 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:54,680 the freedom of the gospel 582 00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:57,560 and the unity 583 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,560 of the gospel 584 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:02,840 Peter might be not he might not be saying it 585 00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:08,440 Not with his lips, but with his life. He's implying that jesus isn't enough 586 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:12,460 You got to have jesus and jewishness gentiles 587 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,160 I think you gotta be like me like a jew your food 588 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:21,560 You want a closer seat stop eating that 589 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:25,700 Circumcision 590 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:28,840 That's not freedom that's bound to the law and then 591 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,360 In addition 592 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,960 He's contradicting the unity that jesus purchased in ephesians 2 593 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:41,640 I don't have time to go there. You can write down verses 13 through 17. I was going to go there, but i'm running running short on time 594 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:46,520 After tony just read the first part go read the second part 595 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:51,400 There's a vertical reconciliation that we have because of the gospel 596 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:57,560 But there's also a horizontal reconciliation we have because of the gospel 597 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:02,520 Jesus broke down the barrier between jew and gentile 598 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:08,280 God shows no partiality based on ethnicity or skin color 599 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:12,780 Or gender socioeconomic status last name those don't matter 600 00:43:13,260 --> 00:43:18,860 Peter knew that peter knew at the foot of the cross all humanity is headed for one place 601 00:43:19,580 --> 00:43:21,580 rightly 602 00:43:22,940 --> 00:43:24,940 But god did something 603 00:43:26,540 --> 00:43:28,540 He condescended 604 00:43:29,100 --> 00:43:31,580 He became a man. He lived where we failed 605 00:43:31,580 --> 00:43:35,420 He'll he'll obey the law to the t and then he died for every 606 00:43:35,420 --> 00:43:38,780 One who would look to him by faith all of our failures 607 00:43:39,740 --> 00:43:41,340 He took on himself 608 00:43:41,340 --> 00:43:46,860 Not just to make us right with god, but to make us one with one another so that those barriers don't divide us 609 00:43:47,900 --> 00:43:49,900 He's contradicting that 610 00:43:52,060 --> 00:43:55,820 He's like i'll use an illustration from sports because it's college football season now, right? 611 00:43:56,380 --> 00:44:00,780 Think about the coach that you had that really preached teamwork and discipline 612 00:44:00,780 --> 00:44:04,700 And fairness which all coaches should 613 00:44:05,340 --> 00:44:09,580 And I won't throw any names out, but there's some scandalous coaches. We we know that they're coming to your minds now 614 00:44:11,020 --> 00:44:15,180 But then that coach goes behind the scenes because there's a big gang coming up and he pays off 615 00:44:16,460 --> 00:44:18,460 one of the referees 616 00:44:19,420 --> 00:44:21,420 And the players find out 617 00:44:22,060 --> 00:44:24,060 It's a serious contradiction 618 00:44:24,060 --> 00:44:29,260 How do we contradict the gospel with our hypocrisy? 619 00:44:31,020 --> 00:44:33,820 Number one how dare we say that jesus's cross 620 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:37,560 Reconciles the worst of sinners 621 00:44:39,580 --> 00:44:44,780 His blood was so strong it covers the most heinous of sins 622 00:44:46,940 --> 00:44:49,520 His work is sufficient 623 00:44:50,860 --> 00:44:52,860 To make me right 624 00:44:52,860 --> 00:44:55,980 Forgive me all my mistakes no matter how bad 625 00:44:56,780 --> 00:44:58,140 they are 626 00:44:58,140 --> 00:45:00,140 Not just my past mistakes 627 00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:02,140 but my future mistakes 628 00:45:03,180 --> 00:45:05,180 And we walk around 629 00:45:05,420 --> 00:45:12,300 Under condemnation and guilt and shame thinking there's something we've got to do to manipulate god 630 00:45:13,740 --> 00:45:16,380 Instead of resting in the freedom of the gospel. That's one way 631 00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:21,560 Secondly how dare we 632 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:28,040 Say that god shows no partiality that jesus's cross forgives anyone from anywhere 633 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:30,360 No matter what they look like 634 00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:34,200 No matter how much money's in their bank account no matter what last name they have 635 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:39,240 But yet there's still something in us that wants to look on somebody else and say I will never 636 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:41,320 Hang out with that type of person. I can't go near them 637 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:47,800 How dare we harbor prejudice towards someone for how they look 638 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:50,760 Or where they're from? 639 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:55,020 The gospel eradicates that that is inconsistent 640 00:45:55,960 --> 00:46:02,940 We should never despise someone because of their skin color their last name their bank account their socioeconomics 641 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:05,560 None of that matters before god 642 00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:14,760 Thirdly how dare we say god is sufficient we have all we need in christ, but we walk around 643 00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:19,480 In constant anxiety wondering if he's going to provide for me today 644 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:28,280 How dare we say all humans are made in the image of god worthy of dignity value and respect 645 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:31,160 But we use another human being 646 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,080 selfishly 647 00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:35,080 To fulfill our sin 648 00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:38,360 To be the object of our sinful pleasure 649 00:46:39,720 --> 00:46:41,720 How dare we 650 00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:43,720 Do you see that that is a question 651 00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:45,720 Do you see that that is a contradiction? 652 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:48,680 But i'm not going to leave us there 653 00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:51,960 Because I don't think that paul left peter there. There's a lot that's not said 654 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:56,760 I want to leave us with a cure because there is a cure 655 00:46:57,960 --> 00:46:59,480 What is the cure? 656 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:01,240 It's the fifth reality 657 00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:03,240 There's a merciful cure 658 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:07,340 The only cure for hypocrisy can be found in someone who wasn't a hypocrite 659 00:47:07,340 --> 00:47:12,860 I've proven we're all hypocrites and i'm the chief of hypocrites so if you came to church thinking 660 00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:15,500 I'm not going to find any hypocrites here. You're wrong 661 00:47:17,900 --> 00:47:19,900 But we worship one who was not a hypocrite 662 00:47:21,260 --> 00:47:23,260 Go to mark 2 663 00:47:23,660 --> 00:47:27,820 His name's jesus mark at the beginning of his gospel records this story 664 00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:35,100 Verse 13 jesus went out beside the sea and the crowds were coming to them and he was teaching them and as he passed by 665 00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:39,820 He saw levi that's matthew sitting at a tax booth and he called to him and he said 666 00:47:40,460 --> 00:47:46,860 Follow me and he did and so they go to matthew's house and he's reclining at the table. He's fellowshiping over a meal 667 00:47:48,220 --> 00:47:54,940 With many tax collectors and sinners reclining with jesus and there were many who followed him in the scribes of the pharisees 668 00:47:55,420 --> 00:47:57,420 They took note 669 00:47:57,420 --> 00:48:01,900 They saw that he was eating with the sinners and the tax collectors and they said to jesus his disciples 670 00:48:01,900 --> 00:48:05,900 Why does he eat with them? Why does he eat with sinners and tax collectors? 671 00:48:06,700 --> 00:48:12,700 He's defiling himself a similar message to what the circumcision party was saying to peter 672 00:48:14,460 --> 00:48:18,940 And jesus when he heard it said to them those who are well have no need of a physician but those who are sick 673 00:48:19,660 --> 00:48:23,340 Did not come to call the righteous, but I came to the sinners 674 00:48:25,580 --> 00:48:28,780 The pharisees how could you do that jesus? 675 00:48:28,780 --> 00:48:31,020 Jesus said don't you know who I came for? 676 00:48:32,380 --> 00:48:35,580 And jesus was showing it through the intimacy of a meal 677 00:48:35,580 --> 00:48:42,380 That's why it was scandalous to the pharisees how could you dine with gentiles and the unclean and the tax collectors and the sinners and the hypocrites 678 00:48:44,620 --> 00:48:47,740 But what mark was doing at the beginning of his gospel 679 00:48:48,460 --> 00:48:55,180 Was pointing us forward to something so much more scandalous that jesus would do at the end of mark's gospel 680 00:48:55,180 --> 00:49:02,140 Yes, jesus would eat with sinners and tax collectors and he would fellowship in an intimate way with hypocrites 681 00:49:03,980 --> 00:49:07,980 But what would he do at the end of the gospel of mark 682 00:49:09,500 --> 00:49:11,500 He would become one with them 683 00:49:12,140 --> 00:49:16,620 The one who was without hypocrisy or sin became sin 684 00:49:17,900 --> 00:49:20,540 In love and in mercy he did the unthinkable 685 00:49:20,540 --> 00:49:25,260 He didn't just eat with us he took our sins on himself. He became 686 00:49:25,820 --> 00:49:32,460 Us to a degree and the father right the father poured out his wrath towards sin on jesus 687 00:49:32,460 --> 00:49:38,060 So it was the it was unthinkable that jesus would even swallow a cup that a gentile had put his lips on 688 00:49:39,180 --> 00:49:44,460 What's even more unthinkable is that jesus would swallow the cup of the father's wrath that he didn't deserve 689 00:49:45,660 --> 00:49:47,660 That's what he did. He didn't deserve 690 00:49:47,660 --> 00:49:52,780 The father's wrath that he didn't deserve that's what's unthinkable for hypocrites 691 00:49:54,540 --> 00:49:59,260 And then what would he do he would die he would go into the ground and he would rise securing our freedom 692 00:50:00,460 --> 00:50:05,420 You know what peter is searching for he wants freedom. You know our freedom is found 693 00:50:05,500 --> 00:50:12,140 It's found in jesus. The main point of the sermon is this we're all hypocrites, but freedom from hypocrisy is found in one place 694 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:14,680 jesus 695 00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:17,400 Jesus he doesn't leave us in our hypocrisy 696 00:50:18,840 --> 00:50:21,160 The band will come up i'm running out of time 697 00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:29,400 I've shown you plenty of application. Hopefully let me leave you with this if the gospel is what frees us from hypocrisy 698 00:50:30,120 --> 00:50:32,520 And we're constantly living in hypocrisy 699 00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:35,560 What do we do? 700 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:39,880 What did peter and paul do what did paul do to peter he confronted him 701 00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:45,240 We need constant confrontation with the cross and the word of god to realign us 702 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:51,080 I go and take my car in what once every three years to get it aligned we need more than that 703 00:50:51,880 --> 00:50:56,680 Every day because we're tempted every day we go to god's word through his spirit 704 00:50:56,680 --> 00:51:03,800 He confronts us we remind ourselves of the truth of the gospel and we readjust our step to walk in consistency 705 00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:06,280 Instead of walking in hypocrisy 706 00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:08,040 That's what you do 707 00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:10,840 That's what you do. So this is what we're going to do, right? 708 00:51:10,840 --> 00:51:15,240 We're going to close we're going to do something a little different number one. We're going to confess our sin of hypocrisy 709 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:17,400 I'm going to give you a moment 710 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:23,080 Right your hypocrisy might look different than my hypocrisy, but it's still what hypocrisy and it undermines the gospel 711 00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:27,000 You're going to take a moment to confess it and then we're going to pray a prayer of sanctification 712 00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:31,180 The holy spirit would realign us to walk inconsistently our inconsistency 713 00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:36,280 Should I say inconsistency with the gospel? Let's pray father 714 00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:41,720 Father forgive us. Just take a minute and confess our sins of hypocrisy to you 715 00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:46,520 Maybe it's unforgiveness. Maybe it's 716 00:51:47,320 --> 00:51:51,000 Not walking in freedom. Maybe it maybe it's prejudice 717 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:54,600 those sins are not too deep for jesus's blood to 718 00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:58,280 To cover 719 00:51:58,280 --> 00:52:00,040 We thank you for the mercy 720 00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:04,600 Found in jesus that just as we are we can approach him and throw our sins on him and he forgives us 721 00:52:04,600 --> 00:52:06,600 So thank you for that we confess those 722 00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:08,120 To you 723 00:52:08,120 --> 00:52:12,360 We pray this morning your spirit would do a readjustment a realignment in our heart so that we can be a people 724 00:52:12,680 --> 00:52:18,760 That not only declare the gospel, but we live out the gospel and our lives align with what we say 725 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:33,800 We love you. We thank you for the gospels in jesus name. Amen