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Originally Posted by zeek
It isn't a leading question much less misleading one. All that is required is an up or down vote plus the evidence to back up your choice. I suppose it might lead someone to think and possibly do some research. It would only be misleading to someone who supposed that the Bible represents absolute authority that should not be questioned.
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In the post #163 he presents this position spelled out in Galatians as being Paul's. That is what I felt was misleading since it ignores the history of this question. It was decided in Acts, in a council that included James and Peter but not Paul that "no other burden" would be put upon the Gentiles. Hence, not requiring the Gentiles to be circumcised and not separating the Jewish believers from Gentile believers is not a result of Paul's teaching, but was decided in that council. This is what I found misleading in his post.
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Originally Posted by zeek
In Galatians 2:16, Paul says that no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law. Matthew 16:17 says for the son of man will come in the glory of his father with his angels and then he will reward each according to his works.
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In Galatians Paul also refers to the "works of the flesh" and the "fruit of the spirit". He says "whatever a man sows this shall he also reap". The reaping is our "reward" or our "judgement". Therefore I would compare Matt 16:17 with Galatians 6, not Galatians 2. In Matthew we are rewarded for our work, in Galatians we reap what we sow. I would also use Matt 6 to compare with Matt 16 "this is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He has sent". So then, to interpret being rewarded according to his works as being different from "believing in Him whom God has sent" is contrary to the book of Matthew. Once again, I don't think post #163 does a fair job of presenting Matthew or Galatians and is therefore misleading on that point as well.