The Judaizers, those who would return to the Mosaic law as their source of justification, were prominent in the early church, even temporarily drawing such a prominent Christian as Peter into their web of deceit (Galatians 2:11-13). So attached were the early Christians to the law that Paul had to continually reiterate the truth that salvation by grace had nothing to do with law-keeping.
Wayahudi, wale ambao wangerudi kwa sheria ya Musa kama chanzo chao cha kuhesabiwa haki, walikuwa maarufu katika kanisa la kwanza, hata kwa muda kuvutia Mkristo maarufu kama Petro katika mtandao wao wa udanganyifu (Wagalatia 2: 11-13). Hivyo ndivyo Wakristo wa kwanza walikuwa wameambatishwa kwa sheria ambayo Paulo aliendelea kurudia ukweli kwamba wokovu kwa neema haukuhusiana na kutii sheria.