Unmasking Hypocrisy 

Galatians 2:11-14 (NASB)
¹¹  But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
¹²  For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.
¹³  The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
¹⁴  But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

 1.     Don’t Let Fear Lead To Irreconcilable Belief & Behavior

Galatians 2:12 (NASB)
¹²  For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.

Acts 10:28-29 (NASB)
²⁸  And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.
²⁹  "That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me."

Acts 10:34-35 (NASB)
³⁴  Opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,
³⁵  but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.

2.     The Greater Your Influence The Greater Your Responsibility

Galatians 2:13 (NASB)
¹³  The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

3.     Be Direct & Godly When Confronting Hypocrisy

Galatians 2:11 (NASB)
¹¹  But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

Galatians 2:14 (NASB)
¹⁴  But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

Luke 12:1-4 (NASB)
¹  Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
²  "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
³  "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
⁴  "I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.