PAUL’S RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

Galatians 3:1-5 - You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified! ²The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard? ³Are you so foolish? Having started with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh? ⁴Did you experience so much for nothing?—if it really was for nothing. ⁵Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?

Paul was making much more than suggestions,                        
when he used his rhetorical questions.
There’s no doubt that the “foolish Galatians”
were aware of the full implications
of Paul’s questions about their deserting
the true gospel by thinking exerting
enough effort could gain their salvation.
It’s no wonder Paul felt such frustration!