I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL PEOPLE, Darren Gruett
ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF PREACHING
Passage: Galatians 2:1~10  
Key verse: 7
Paul Accepted by the Apostles
2 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem,(A) this time with Barnabas.(B) I took Titus(C) along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation(D) and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles.(E) I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race(F) in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus,(G) who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.(H) 4 This matter arose because some false believers(I) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(J) the freedom(K) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel(L) might be preserved for you.
6 As for those who were held in high esteem(M)—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism(N)—they added nothing to my message.(O) 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(P) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](Q) just as Peter(R) had been to the circumcised.[b] 8 For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(S) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(T) to the Gentiles. 9 James,(U) Cephas[c](V) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(W) gave me and Barnabas(X) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(Y) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(Z) and they to the circumcised. 10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,(AA) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
Footnotes
- Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
- Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9
- Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14
Cross references
- Galatians 2:1 : Ac 15:2
- Galatians 2:1 : S Ac 4:36
- Galatians 2:1 : S 2Co 2:13
- Galatians 2:2 : S 1Co 2:10
- Galatians 2:2 : Ac 15:4, 12
- Galatians 2:2 : S 1Co 9:24
- Galatians 2:3 : ver 1; S 2Co 2:13
- Galatians 2:3 : Ac 16:3; 1Co 9:21
- Galatians 2:4 : S Ac 1:16; 2Co 11:26
- Galatians 2:4 : Jude 4
- Galatians 2:4 : Gal 5:1, 13
- Galatians 2:5 : ver 14
- Galatians 2:6 : ver 2
- Galatians 2:6 : S Ac 10:34; S Rev 2:23
- Galatians 2:6 : 1Co 15:11
- Galatians 2:7 : 1Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:11
- Galatians 2:7 : S Ac 9:15
- Galatians 2:7 : ver 9, 11, 14
- Galatians 2:8 : Ac 1:25
- Galatians 2:8 : S 1Co 1:1
- Galatians 2:9 : S Ac 15:13
- Galatians 2:9 : ver 7, 11, 14
- Galatians 2:9 : 1Ti 3:15; Rev 3:12
- Galatians 2:9 : ver 1; S Ac 4:36
- Galatians 2:9 : S Ro 12:3
- Galatians 2:9 : S Ac 9:15
- Galatians 2:10 : S Ac 24:17
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Paul's next trip to Jerusalem, many years later, was made as a result of a revelation from God. He went with Barnabas and Titus, a Gentile believer who would become useful to Paul. There he met James, Peter and John and set out before them the gospel he was preaching. The leaders accepted Paul's ministry and did not even compel Titus to be circumcised. The gospel Paul preached everywhere, from beginning to end, was the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ.
2. Same gospel; different mission fields (6-10)
Although Paul respected the Jerusalem leaders, what was more important to him was that they respected the gospel. These men saw God's work in Paul's ministry and accepted him with the right hand of fellowship. The gospel Paul preached to the Gentiles was the same gospel preached to the Jews-same gospel, but taught in a different mission field. Paul would go to the Gentiles. Peter and the others would preach to the Jews.
Prayer: Lord, it matters not who preaches the gospel; just let it be preached everywhere.
One Word: Preach the gospel everywhere