Did anyone besides Paul recognize that the Asian believers had turned away from him?

Les explains that it wasn’t just Paul’s idea; even Timothy and Titus and Paul’s other helpers realized it. In 2 Timothy 1, Paul writes, 'This thou knowest, that all they who are in Asia... be turned away from me.' Les points out that this included Galatia. He asks how much effect the letter to the Galatians really had long-term, and answers almost none. It was good for us as part of the Word of God, but it fell on deaf ears among the Galatian congregations. Several years later, writing to Timothy, Paul had to say by inspiration that they had all turned against him. Les thinks they fell under legalism, and consequently none of those churches survived; they fell into the dust of history because they refused to stay with Paul’s simple Gospel of Grace. Les adds that the world hasn’t changed—people still ridicule faith plus nothing. He then returns to Galatians 4:16.