"When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray." Galatians 2:11-13 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul confronted the Apostle Peter because because he changed his behavior depending upon who was around. Peter would not fellowship with the Gentiles when his Jewish friends were around. Following his hypocrisy others were led astray.
We should behave as Christians and follow our Biblical principals, no matter where we are or who is present. We should not act one way in front of one group and another way in front of another group. Don't act differently and do wrong just to please the crowd. We should consistently demonstrate good Christian behavior, doing otherwise may lead someone astray, or cause a Christian to stumble and fall into sin following our example.
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