What did Paul admonish the Galatian believers to do?
Paul admonished the Galatian believers not to give in to the Judaizers, who insisted Gentiles must embrace Judaism and keep the Law to be saved. He reminded them they are not under the Law but under grace, so they should stand firm in that truth.
Les teaches that the Judaizers were following Paul everywhere and would not give up, maintaining that Gentiles could not be saved unless they embraced Judaism and kept the Law. Because of this, Paul hurriedly wrote his letter to the Galatians to admonish them not to give in, since they were not under the Law but under grace. Les notes that chapter 4 is one of his favorite studies, where Paul uses Abraham’s two sons, Ishmael by Hagar and Isaac by Sarai, as an allegory.