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I. THE TRUTH DEMANDS UNHINDERED OBEDIENCE.

II. HINDRANCES TO OBEDIENCE TO THE TRUTH ARE ALWAYS TO BE EXPECTED. The Galatians were too hot to last. Hindrances raise from —

1. The discovery that Christianity is a daily, practical, quiet conformity to the will of Christ, arising out of steady love to Him.

2. The use of extraordinary means to revive the pleasure of spiritual sensation or sentimentality.

3. Revived zeal for the mere external performances of religion.

4. Worldly longings and sinful habits.

5. Listening to others sneering at religion.

III. THE MOST DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES FOLLOW UPON GIVING WAY TO SPIRITUAL HINDRANCES.

1. We lose our hold on saving truth.

2. Hindrances lead to the ruin of the soul.

IV. INCESSANT WATCHFULNESS IS NECESSARY AGAINST SUCH HINDRANCES. They may come —

1. Suddenly.

2. Insidiously.

3. Therefore be always on guard.

(Hadji.)

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KJV: Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

WEB: You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?