Galatians 5:10-12

10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
 
Paul starts off here telling us it is a very dangerous thing to teach anything but the pure gospel message, if they have time to consider what he is telling them, they will not accept going back into the law. Grace is too good to trade it for law. Next he makes the point that if he was preaching circumcision as necessary for salvation, why were the Judaizers persecuting him instead of supporting him? Paul counted it as gain to be persecuted bringing the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The teaching of the cross was an offense to the Jews. Last Paul felt the ones causing the the trouble should be put out of the church, but it was highly unlikely that would happen. We need to really look at what Paul is trying to convey to the people and that is to hold to your first love, the true Gospel.

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