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Paul wrote to the Galatians because their faith was threatened by false teachers who said that salvation was dependent upon both Christ and works. This false gospel, Paul wrote, was “no gospel at all.” Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians while he was a prisoner and reminded them of what God’s great power and grace has done for believers.

Paul is putting oil on troubled waters here as he winds down his letter and waits for favorable results from it. He uses the winsome term “brothers” in addressing the Galatians. Tactfully, he prefaces his advice with the conditional clause “If someone is caught in a sin”—or as it could also be translated, “Whenever someone is caught in a sin.” Paul is not coming down hard on those who need help. Neither should the strong brothers, the “spiritual” Galatians. But the strong Christians are to help the
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