(July 31, 2015)
I was
struck as I read through this chapter about Paul confronting Peter and the
significance of that. I am a firm
believer that you follow Priesthood leadership, and at this point Peter was the
leader of the Church. And yet Paul
minces no words in his correction of Peter for what he believes that Peter is
doing wrong.
Of
course, we understand that Paul is not infallible himself. Do we see what Paul did as something to
emulate, or is that a mistake that Paul has made in confronting Peter in this
way? I tend towards the latter
interpretation because the events as Paul described them seem to lend towards
contention, and we know that is not the way that the Lord operates. But I couldn’t begin to be certain about
that.
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