What were these sins? In other words, what are the symptoms of Galatianism? I suggest three. The first is a false intellectualism. In the Judaizers’ case it was an attempt to compromise the gospel with Judaism. On this Paul pronounced a curse because it affected the heart of the gospel, and in its ramifications it appealed to the mind of the flesh. A similar false intellectualism has invaded evangelical circles today. A fleshly mind can impede spiritual progress more quickly than anything. Total
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