Turning away Barnabas

 

Are we turning away Barnabas out there because of our hypocrisy?

Gal 2:12 For before some came from Yaʽaqoḇ, he was eating with the gentiles, but when they came, he began to withdraw and separate himself, in fear of those of the circumcision.

Gal 2:13 And the rest of the Yehuḏim joined him in hypocrisy, so that even Barnaḇah was led away by their hypocrisy.

Gal 2:14 But when I saw that they are not walking straight according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Kĕpha before them all, “If you, being a Yehuḏite, live as a gentile and not as the Yehuḏim, why do you compel gentiles to live as Yehuḏim?

Our Christian brothers and sisters are looking for true Biblical Faith, accompanied with the FRUIT of the Spirit from Galatians 5.

How are you representing Yahuah?

How are you representing what it looks like to follow the Torah?

Do you have love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control?

Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Joh 13:35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

How are we to be known?

By our tallits?

By our tassels/tzitzit?

By our fighting over calendars?

By our fighting over His Name?

By telling the people we're trying to reach that their Jesus is the lawless one?

We have to really ask ourselves, are we being a fisher of men?

Or am I just so glad I'm not a lawless sinner anymore and content that I've "made it?"

Barnabas was a mighty man of Yahuah, but had Paul allowed him to be ostracized what would the Kingdom have missed out on?

Are we driving away other Barnabas by our behavior, hypocrisy, leaven, and leprosy in our hearts?

Mat 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

Are we for Him?

Selah