According to Galatians 4:17, the Judaizers seek to arouse the Galatians to see association with them by shutting them out. They shut the Galatians out so that those outside will clamor to get in. A clever and recurring ploy in all sorts of groups.
Paul uses the verb ekkleisai (“shut out”), a transparent pun on ekklesia . The church of Jesus has a table at the center; it is a place of hospitality. A church that shuts out, or a party within the church that shuts out, has become an anti-church.
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