(Rom. 14:20–23). The “strong,” among whom Paul counts himself, have to be particularly sensitive here (15:1). But when, by insisting that circumcision and observance of the law are obligatory for gentiles, Jewish Christians turn a matter of lifestyle into a criterion of salvation, legalists must be shown the error of their ways.21 Or when the pursuit of different lifestyles prevents Jewish and gentile believers from sharing a common meal together, a trap into which both Peter and Barnabas fell, hard