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What is the big deal about Galatians? The question about Galatians has a spiritual answer that gave me the insight to understand what Christianity went through to stay focus on the truth of God. From reading our text, the work of infiltration from other beliefs has caused a group of churches in Galatia to have serious issues by worshiping other gods. The Galatians were noted for their impetuousness, fickleness, and love for new and curious things in life, but had their reasons. Different non-Christians leaders epitomized their belief by controlling or manipulating others who believed in the real God. “Paul’s opponents in Galatia were semi-pagan, semi-Jewish syncretizes, perhaps of a Gnostic sort, it is far more likely that the letter to the

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