In the Galatian churches, open, unmasked error was supplanting the faith of the gospel. Christ, the true foundation, was virtually renounced for the obsolete ceremonies of Judaism. The apostle saw that if these churches were saved from the dangerous influences which threatened them, the most decisive measures must be taken, the sharpest warnings given, to bring them to a sense of their true condition.{LP 190.1}

Indenfor de galatiske menigheder var åbenlys, utilsløret vildfarelse ved at fortrænge evangeliets budskab. Kristus, troens sande grundvold, blev i virkeligheden fornægtet til fordel for forældede jødiske ceremonier. Apostlen så, at hvis de troende i Galatien skulle frelses fra den dårlige påvirkning, der truede dem, måtte der tages de alvorligste forholdsregler og gives de strengeste advarsler.