1:10
Paul had no illusions about the reality of life, even life in the church. “For there are many rebellious people.” He particularly names the circumcision group. They said it was essential to be circumcised and observe other aspects of the ritual Law. They feature heavily in Galatians and the issue of circumcision crops up in other letters, including Romans. Now circumcision was important in the Old Testament, so it required a proper understanding of the gospel to appreciate why it was not necessary for Gentile believers.
1:11,12
These disruptors were not to be tolerated, but silenced. Why? Because they were dangerous, they caused much harm in households. Wrong teaching is poisonous. They taught their rubbish for dishonest gain. Money or immoral behaviour will often be found to go together with wrong teaching. The Cretans seemed to have had a particularly bad reputation, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons”!
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