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Of all Paul’s letters, the epistle to the Galatians is undoubtedly his most fiercely worded, more so even than the two Corinthian letters. The problem in the churches in Galatia was that they had heard the gospel from the great apostle Paul, but then proceeded to modify it. A little poison in the cup may be all that is needed for the cup to be toxic. To be specific, the Galatians began to listen...

After all, pagan religions are full of ceremonies and sacrifices. The coming of Christ puts an end to all that—food, drink, festivals, new moons and Sabbaths are only shadows of the things to come, whereas the substance belongs to Christ (Col. 2:16–17). Regulations of this type were only imposed until the time of reformation (Heb. 9:10). The training wheels are off for the Christian, and the Lord of glory can call his disciples ‘friends’ (John 15:15). All the world’s religions, apart from biblical
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