What had Paul already said in Galatians chapter 1 about a perverted gospel?
Paul had already warned in Galatians chapter 1 that they were falling for a perverted gospel. He declared that anyone who preaches that kind of gospel should be accursed. This same premise runs throughout the letter, as he confronts the false teaching that was leading these people astray.
Les explains that Paul was confronting the false teaching of the Judaizers, who insisted that Gentile believers be circumcised and keep the Law of Moses. In Galatians chapter 1, Paul had already said, 'You are falling for a perverted Gospel, and let anyone who preaches that kind of a Gospel be accursed.' Les notes that Paul is still dealing on that same premise, and this is all in the same letter.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
More Questions
What did Paul mean when he said the Galatians were removed unto another gospel?
The 'another gospel' Paul mentions is not really a totally different gospel; it is the same gospel he had used in establishing the Galatians, but now it was being perverted, polluted, and corrupted.
Why did Paul say the Galatians' other gospel was not another gospel?
The 'other gospel' the Galatians were turning to was not actually another gospel; it was a perversion that came from people troubling them.
Was the false gospel in Galatia a completely different gospel or a perversion of the true one?
The 'another gospel' the Galatians were slipping into was not a totally different gospel but a perversion of the Gospel of Christ.
Was the 'another gospel' in Galatians a completely different gospel?
The 'another gospel' the Galatians were slipping into was not something totally different but a perversion of the Gospel of Christ.