Building Up Again Those Things
Which Are Destroyed
Galatians 2:18
Background
• Paul answers the Judaizing teachers who demand
the Old Law to be saved (Gal. 1-6)
• Paul rebukes Peter for his hypocrisy related to the
Judaizing teachers (Gal. 2:11-21)
• Paul sets forth an important principal: “If I build
up again those things which I destroyed...”
(Gal. 2:18)
• What does this principal mean for us today?
Background
• Peter “destroyed” the Old Law on Pentecost and
afterward (Acts 2-5)
• Peter “destroyed” the Old Law in the home of
Cornelius (Acts 10: 1 – 11:18)
• Peter “destroyed” the Old Law again in
Jerusalem (Acts 15:6-11)
• When Peter acted hypocritically, he was
“building up” again the Old Law which he had
“destroyed” years earlier (Gal. 2:12)
Those Things Which Are
Destroyed
• The Old Law has been “destroyed” (Eph. 2:14;
Col. 2:14)
• Many things have been “destroyed” through the
teaching of the gospel (2 Cor. 10:4-5)
Are We Building Up Again
the Destroyed?
• Denominationalism was “destroyed” in the early
1800’s by restorationists, but some are rebuilding
denominational structures (Eph. 4:4-6)
• Some are rebuilding denominational practices
like instrumental music, the Lord’s Supper on a
weekday, Easter and Christmas, etc. (Eph. 5:19;
Acts 20:7)
• Some are rebuilding denominational errors like
premillennialism, pentecostalism, etc. (1 Jn. 4:1)
Are We Building Up Again
the Destroyed?
• Worldly ways are “destroyed” when we become a
Christian, but some are rebuilding those worldly
ways later in life (Gal. 5; Eph. 4; 5; Col. 3)
• Division is “destroyed” when we become a
Christian, but some are rebuilding that division
later in life (Phil. 2:2-3; 4:2-3)
• Putting self first is “destroyed” when we become
a Christian, but some are rebuilding that
selfishness later in life (3 Jn. 9; Rev. 2:4; 3:16)
Do Not Build Again the
Destroyed of God
• Do not let the pressures of the world cause you
to rebuild the destroyed of God (Gal. 2:11-14)
• It is a sin to rebuild the destroyed of God
(Gal. 2:18)
• Rather, focus on being right with God and serving
Christ (Gal. 1:10; 2:20; 6:14)