<p>2:5 <i>We did not yield to them in submission- </i>Even though they &ldquo;seemed to be somewhat&rdquo; and were in the eyes of some &ldquo;in repute&rdquo; (Gal. 2:6 ASV). The same Greek word translated &ldquo;subjection&rdquo; is found in 1 Cor. 16:16; Tit. 3:1 and 1 Pet. 5:5 about submission to elders in the ecclesia. Paul&rsquo;s example shows that merely because an elder demands subjection, this doesn&rsquo;t mean we should automatically give it- even if others do. We should be &ldquo;subject&rdquo; to those who are in our judgment <i>qualified</i> to demand our subjection (1 Cor. 16:16); and &ldquo;subjection&rdquo; in Paul&rsquo;s&nbsp;writings usually refers to our subjection to the Lordship of Jesus. Our subjection must be to Him first before any human elders.</p><p><i>Even for a moment- </i>There would have been a temptation to just make a momentary acquiescence to the demands of the legalists. But such politics was not acceptable to Paul.</p><p><i>So that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you</i>- If we give in to legalists, then others lose the truth of the Gospel. The salvation of others can be affected by third parties. We really can make others stumble, and legalism is one of the most common forms of this happening. We enter the one body of Christ by baptism into the one body of the Lord Jesus (1 Cor. 12:13). We therefore have a duty to fellowship all who remain in the body (1 Cor. 10:16). Paul describes Peter as not walking according to the truth of the Gospel (Gal. 2:14) by effectively saying there were two bodies, of Jews and Gentiles, and only fellowshipping one of these groups rather than the entire one body. Paul says that this would mean that the truth of the Gospel would be lost. Paul put all the ecclesial politics behind him and withstood Peter &quot;to his face&quot;. If we know &quot;the truth&quot; of Christ's Gospel, we will fellowship all those in Him and in that Truth. If we don't, Paul foresaw that ultimately &quot;the truth of the Gospel&quot; would be lost (Gal. 2:5). Tragically, in man-made attempts to preserve the Gospel's Truth the rest of the body has often been disfellowshipped. But by fellowshipping all the body, the &quot;Truth&quot; is kept</p>