What did Paul do when he got word about the Judaizers?
When Paul received word that the Judaizers of Galatia were convincing Gentiles they had to keep the Law to experience salvation, he hurriedly penned the letter to the Galatians, admonishing them not to fall under the temptation to become legalists.
Les explains that Paul wrote this little letter of Galatians specifically because the Judaizers of Galatia were convincing the Gentiles that they had to keep the Law if they wanted to experience salvation. When Paul got word of it, he had to hurriedly pen this little letter admonishing them not to fall under the temptation to become legalists. Les adds that it is no different today: legalism appears to the human race because everybody likes to satisfy their own ego with, as he puts it, “look what I’ve done, look what I do,” but God will have none of it.