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The example of the Galatian congregation proves that Christians can be tremendous hypocrites and sinners. It\u2019s nothing new and will always be with us, because Christianity is a very difficult path.<\/p>\n

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The Apostle Paul on the Galatians as Miserable Sinners<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Galatians 1:6<\/b>\u00a0(RSV) \u201cI am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel\u201d<\/div>\n
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Galatians 3:1-3<\/b>\u00a0\u201cO foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? [2] Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? [3] Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh?\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:9b<\/b>\u00a0\u201c. . . how can you turn back again to the weak and beggarly elemental spirits, whose slaves you want to be once more?\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 5:4<\/b>\u00a0\u201cYou are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 5:7<\/b>\u00a0\u201cYou were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Apostle Paul on the Galatians as Fellow Christians<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Galatians 1:2<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTo the churches of Galatia\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Galatians 1:11<\/b>\u00a0\u201cFor I would have you know, brethren, . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 3:25-27<\/b>\u00a0\u201cBut now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; [26] for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. [27] For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:4-7<\/b>\u00a0\u201cBut when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, [5] to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. [6] And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, \u201cAbba! Father!\u201d [7] So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:9a<\/b>\u00a0\u201cbut now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:12<\/b>\u00a0\u201cBrethren, I beseech you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:19<\/b>\u00a0\u201cMy little children, . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:28<\/b>\u00a0\u201cNow we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 4:31<\/b>\u00a0\u201cSo, brethren, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 5:1<\/b>\u00a0\u201cFor freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 6:1<\/b>\u00a0\u201cBrethren, . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Galatians 6:18<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There are similar dynamics with the Corinthian church as well. Our Lord Jesus also calls all seven assemblies of Revelation \u201cchurches\u201d (2:1; 2:8; 2:12; 2:18; 3:1; 3:7; 3:14; along with the repetition of \u201cwhat the Spirit says to the churches\u201d in 2:7 and similar passages), yet excoriates several of them in no uncertain terms (2:4-5; 2:14-16; 2:20-22; 3:1-3; 3:15-18).<\/p>\n

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Related Reading:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sins and Sinners in the Catholic Church<\/a>\u00a0[1998]<\/p>\n

Are Sinful Church Leaders a Disproof of Catholicism?<\/a>\u00a0[1998]<\/div>\n
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How Can the One True Church Have Sinners in it?<\/a>\u00a0[2002]<\/div>\n
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Resisting Heretic Popes: Classic Catholic Reflections<\/a>\u00a0[12-1-07]<\/div>\n
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\u201cBad Popes\u201d: How Many Were There?<\/a>\u00a0[12-17-07]<\/div>\n
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Bad Popes: Replies to a Sincere Inquirer<\/a>\u00a0[5-27-08]<\/div>\n
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Sinners in the Church & God\u2019s Mercy (vs. Calvin #8)<\/a>\u00a0[5-15-09]<\/div>\n
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Some Bad Popes = Ditch the Papacy? (vs. Calvin #22)<\/a>\u00a0[6-29-09]<\/div>\n
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Bad Popes \/ Indefectibility \/ John XXII (vs. Calvin #24)<\/a>\u00a0[6-30-09]
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Do Catholic Sexual Scandals Disprove Catholic Truth Claims?<\/a>\u00a0[11-10-11]<\/div>\n
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Catholic Sinners & Corruption: the \u201cJesus, Paul, & Revelation\u201d Retort\u00a0<\/a>[5-25-17]<\/div>\n
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Sinning Christians: Catholic vs. Protestant Approaches<\/a>\u00a0[8-10-17]
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Shock! Former Catholic Rod Dreher Loves Lawler\u2019s Pope-Bashing Book<\/a>\u00a0(Sin in the Church and Dreher\u2019s Inadequately Explained Rejection of Catholic Doctrine)<\/a>\u00a0[2-22-18]<\/div>\n
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\u201cHate the Sin, Love the Sinner\u201d: Biblical & Christlike?<\/a>\u00a0[8-21-18]<\/div>\n
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Leaving the Church for Insufficient Reasons (Damon Linker)<\/a>\u00a0[8-30-18]
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Don\u2019t Confuse Papal Infallibility with Impeccability<\/a>\u00a0[Facebook, 8-31-18]<\/div>\n
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Dialogue on Christians Hating Gays & Gays Hating Christianity<\/a>\u00a0[9-25-18]
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Christian Sinners & \u201cPuritanical\u201d Fanaticism (Reply to Calvin #5)<\/a>\u00a0[12-17-18]
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Catholic Sex & Heterodoxy Scandals: Long-Term Causes<\/a>\u00a0[9-3-18 and 1-26-19]<\/div>\n
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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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