In the concluding chapter of Galatians (6), Paul addresses the fallout caused by the Judaizers who were spying on those Christians exercising their liberty in Christ. It should not come as a surprise that the Judaizers would find people engaging in sinful conduct, misusing their freedom, and then shame them. The Judaizers, apparently, were singling out these people as examples of why Paul’s gospel supposedly leads to license and sinful behavior. Paul instructs the leaders of the churches of Galatia to bear with those struggling with sin and work to restore them–not shame them, nor leave them to the Judaizing wolves. Paul describes the actions of the Judaizers as “sowing to the flesh” and warns them that if they they continue to sow to the flesh, well then, they will reap from the flesh, because God is not deceived. Rather, Christians are to bear one another’s burdens and do those things which benefit their neighbors, especially those in the household of faith.

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