What did the Judaizers require of Gentile believers beyond faith in the gospel?
The Judaizers taught that Gentile believers could not be saved by faith in the gospel alone. Beyond faith, they required them to embrace Judaism, submit to circumcision, and keep the Law. Paul wrote Galatians to refute this, insisting believers are not under Law but under Grace.
Les explains that Galatians was written to Gentile believers who were being besieged by Judaizers. These Judaizers said Gentiles could not just be saved by faith in the Gospel alone; they also had to embrace Judaism. That meant they had to practice circumcision and keep the Law. Paul therefore wrote this little letter to refute all that and straighten them up. The theme of Galatians is that you are not under Law, you are under Grace. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us, so that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ.
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What were the Judaizers telling the Galatian believers?
Galatians was written to Gentile believers who were being besieged by Judaizers, who taught that they could not be saved by faith in the Gospel alone but had to embrace Judaism, practice circumcision, and keep the Law.