Paul viewed this act of compromise as sinful and twice called it “hypocrisy” in Galatians 2:13. Paul recognized that the truth of the gospel was at stake. The Jewish Christians’ avoidance of Gentile believers subtly communicated that faith in Jesus was not enough for incorporation into the people of God. They would be viewed as inferiors in the family of God until they received circumcision and embraced the law of Moses. This behavior implied that sinners were justified by the works of the law rather