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I. CERTAIN MEN CAME DOWN FROM JUDEA.

1. Probably they were not appreciated at home.

2. They brought all their intolerance with them.

3. And the Church at Antioch had to suffer.

4. One bigot inside a Church can cause more dissension than two sceptics outside.

II. WHEN CERTAIN MEN COME DOWN FROM JUDEA.

1. They may sometimes be profitably invited to go back again.

2. It is the wisest course to seek advice from the great Head of the Church.

(S. S. Times.)

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KJV: And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

WEB: Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."