Gal 2:2 | TNotes | STEP | 2:2 If 2:1-10 correlates with the visit of Acts 11:30 , God might have revealed his will through Agabus’s prophecy and the church’s decision to send aid (Acts 11:27-29 ). • If Paul needed the endorsement of the leaders in Jerusalem, he would have met with them publicly; that they met privately indicates that no one thought he needed public endorsement. • those considered to be leaders of the church: Paul’s tone downplays their importance, perhaps to counteract the false teachers’ undue regard for them. • Paul shared his message with the apostles in Jerusalem, not for endorsement, but to ensure agreement , so that the church would not split into Jewish and Gentile factions. • for fear that all my efforts had been wasted: A split between Jewish and Gentile Christians would undermine the fundamental unity that Christ had secured (Gal 3:28 ).

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cActs 11:30►

dActs 11:27-29►

eGal 3:28►

‏ Galatians 2:2

2:2 ^a If 2:1-10 ^b correlates with the visit of Acts 11:30 ^c, God might have revealed his will through Agabus’s prophecy and the church’s decision to send aid (Acts 11:27-29 ^d).

• If Paul needed the endorsement of the leaders in Jerusalem, he would have met with them publicly; that they met privately indicates that no one thought he needed public endorsement.

• those considered to be leaders of the church: Paul’s tone downplays their importance, perhaps to counteract the false teachers’ undue regard for them.

• Paul shared his message with the apostles in Jerusalem, not for endorsement, but to ensure agreement, so that the church would not split into Jewish and Gentile factions.

• for fear that all my efforts had been wasted: A split between Jewish and Gentile Christians would undermine the fundamental unity that Christ had secured (Gal 3:28 ^e).