Who was troubling the Galatian believers that Paul addresses in Galatians 1:6?
The ones troubling the Galatian believers were the Judaizers, who were besieging them and trying to bring them back under the Law, including circumcision and temple worship. Paul marveled that they were so soon removed from the grace of Christ into another gospel.
Les explains that Paul is getting to the heart of the matter in Galatians 1:6. He had gotten word that the Galatian believers were being besieged by the Judaizers, who wanted to bring them back under the Law, to practice circumcision and temple worship. Paul says, "I marvel," because he could hardly comprehend how these people, who had turned from idols to the Living God, were now not satisfied and were being hoodwinked to go back under legalism. He cannot comprehend that they were so soon removed from Him who called them into the Grace of Christ and were moving from the Gospel of the Grace of Christ into another gospel.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
What had Paul heard about the Galatian believers?
Paul had heard that the Galatian believers were being besieged by Judaizers who wanted to bring them back under the Law, practice circumcision, and temple worship. He had heard they were being hoodwinked to return to legalism, moving from the grace of Christ to another gospel.
Why did Paul marvel at the Galatian believers?
Paul marveled because the Galatian believers, who had turned from idols to the living God, were being besieged by Judaizers and hoodwinked into returning to legalism, so soon removed from the grace of Christ to another gospel. He could not comprehend how they moved from the Gospel of the Grace of Christ into another gospel.
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What was actually afflicting the Galatian churches according to Galatians 1?
The Galatian churches were afflicted by a perversion of the gospel, as Paul states in Galatians 1:6-7, where he marvels that they were so soon removed from him who called them into the grace of Christ unto another gospel, which is not another, but some who troubled them and would pervert the gospel of Christ.