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 foot-hold 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.{LP 188.2}


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Paulus besøger Korint igen

I næsten alle menigheder var der nogle medlemmer af jødisk fødsel. Hos disse nyomvendte fandt de jødiske lærere hurtig adgang, og igennem dem fodfæste i menighederne. Med skriftens argumenter var det umuligt at kuldkaste læren fra Paulus; derfor gik de over til de mest skrupelløse midler for at modvirke hans indflydelse og svække hans myndighed. De erklærede at han ikke været Jesu disciple, og havde ikke fået tilladelse fra ham; alligevel formastede han sig til at undervise i læresætninger direkte imod det Peter, Jakob og andre apostle underviste i. Derved fik de jødiske udsendinge held med at frastøde mange af de kristne nyomvendte fra deres lærer i evangeliet. Da de nåede dertil, påvirkede dem til at vende tilbage til deres overholdelse af ceremoniloven, som det væsentligste for frelse. Tro på Kristus, og lydighed mod tibudsloven, blev betragtet som af mindre betydning. Splid, kætteri og sensualisme fandt grund blandt de troende i Galatien.

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