Did Paul compromise with the law-keepers even for a moment?
No. Paul refused to yield to law-keepers even for an hour, refusing to add law keeping or circumcision to the Gospel of Grace. He says they gave place "no, not for an hour" so the truth of Paul's Gospel might continue with the Galatians.
Les explains that Paul was under pressure to give up the Gospel of Grace and add law keeping and circumcision, but he stood firm. In Galatians 2:5 Paul says, "we gave place, no not for an hour"—today we would say not for a minute—so that the truth of the Gospel, that is Paul's Gospel, might continue with you. Les then asks, what if Paul would have given up? The point is clear: Paul did not compromise with the law-keepers even momentarily, preserving the truth of the Gospel of Grace.
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
What did Paul mean when he said he gave no place by subjection even for an hour?
Paul meant he gave no place to subjection—he refused to yield even briefly to the Jerusalem leaders’ pressure and attempts to refute him. He would not submit to their efforts to stop his ministry, so the truth of the Gospel might continue with the Gentiles.
Why did Paul refuse to give in to the pressure in Galatians 2?
Paul refused to yield to the pressure so that the truth of the Gospel would continue with the Gentiles. He would not subject them to law keeping, because that would weigh them down with burdens; they were to continue reveling in God’s grace without the burdens of the Law.
More Questions
Why did Paul refuse to give in to the pressure to add law keeping and circumcision?
Paul refused to yield to the pressure even for an hour (a minute), so that the truth of the Gospel might continue with the Galatians.
How did Paul respond to pressure to give up the Gospel of Grace?
Paul refused to give place to law keeping and circumcision for even an hour, or as we would say, a minute.
Why did Paul not give in to the pressure to put Gentile believers under the Mosaic law?
Paul was able to refuse yielding because the sovereign God of all grace would not allow the gospel to be killed.
How did Paul respond to the Jerusalem leaders who were pressuring him to give in?
Paul did not submit to the pressure from the Jewish leaders at Jerusalem even for a moment; he did not give in to their attempts to refute him and tell him he was wrong.