Title: Peter, Paul, and Meals that Preach---00:00 - Introduction00:33 - To Have Fellowship or To Break Fellowship?05:31 - Our Fellowship Reflects Consistency with the Gospel07:29 - What About Family Meals with Unrepentant Family?11:49 - But Jesus Ate with Sinners and Pharisees?15:13 - Trusting in God's Wisdom in Nuanced Situations17:46 - It's About the Gospel20:37 - What's Next?---Galatians 2:11–16But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.1 Corinthians 5:9–13I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” (ESV)---This conversation traces how table fellowship can either confirm or confuse the gospel. From Galatians 2, Peter’s withdrawal from Gentile believers denied gospel unity, so Paul confronted him because the meal itself signaled family in Christ. From 1 Corinthians 5, the call to withhold fellowship concerns a professing believer who remains unrepentant after the Matthew 18 process; the aim is restoration, and the stance treats them as an unbeliever while still pursuing them with evangelistic love. The hosts apply this to family and church life, distinguishing everyday meals from communion, and urging churches to carry out discipline so families are not left alone in hard decisions. Our welcome should match God’s welcome, guarding grace that both forgives and transforms.---Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.Learn more at berean.church.

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