Chapter 1 6, 7. Trouble in Galatia—In almost every church there were some members who were Jews by birth. To these converts the Jewish teachers found ready access, and through them gained a foothold in the churches. It was impossible, by scriptural arguments, to overthrow the doctrines taught by Paul; hence they resorted to the most unscrupulous measures to counteract his influence and weaken his authority. They declared that he had not been a disciple of Jesus, and had received no commission from Him; yet he had presumed to teach doctrines directly opposed to those held by Peter, James, and the other apostles. Thus the emissaries of Judaism succeeded in alienating many of the Christian converts from their teacher in the gospel. Having gained this point, they induced them to return to the observance of the ceremonial law as essential to salvation. Faith in Christ, and obedience to the law of ten commandments, were regarded as of minor importance. Division, heresy, and sensualism were rapidly gaining ground among the believers in Galatia.{6BC 1108.1}

Kapitel 1

(1108) 6, 7. Problemer i Galatien. - I næsten alle menigheder har der været nogle menighedsmedlemmer som var af jødisk fødsel. For disse konvertitter fandt de jødiske lærer hurtig adgang, og gennem dem vandt fodfæste i menighederne. Det var umuligt med skriftens argumenter, at kuldkaste de doktriner Paulus lærte; derfor fandt de udvej til de mest samvittighedsløse for at modvirke hans indflydelse og svække hans autoritet. De erklærede at han ikke havde været en Jesu discipel, og havde ikke fået opgaven af Ham; alligevel dristede han sig til at lære doktriner som var direkte imod dem Peter, Jakob og andre apostle fremholdte. Således fik jødedommens udsendinge held med at fremmedgøre de mange kristne konvertitter fra deres lærer i evangeliet. Da de var nået til dette punkt, påvirkede de dem til at vende tilbage til overholdelsen af ceremoniloven, som vigtig for deres frelse. Tro på Kristus, og lydighed mod tibudsloven, blev betragtet af mindre betydning. Splittelse, kætteri og sanselighed fik hurtig rod bland de troende i Galatien.