The difference between Paul’s teaching and these new ideas is at its clearest when looked at in relation to the good news. In their misuse of the law, the new teachers put the emphasis on what people could do, while Paul emphasized what God had done. They drew people away from God’s offer of forgiveness, while Paul led people to it. There is something in our fallen nature which makes us want to get to God by our own efforts. This can be seen in the lives of the religious