I've often thought of those "two slopes", those two extremes in Ecclesiastes 7 as "licentiousness and legality" - both will take us away from Christ, and put us back into the slavery that He has delivered us from, and therefore both are equally to be avoided. The Galatians were going down that right-hand slope, for sure, and by putting themselves under law, they were returning themselves to their former condition as Gentile unbelievers, in the world. Perhaps we could contrast them with those at Corinth, some of whom were going in the opposite direction.
I've often thought of those "two slopes", those two extremes in Ecclesiastes 7 as "licentiousness and legality" - both will take us away from Christ, and put us back into the slavery that He has delivered us from, and therefore both are equally to be avoided. The Galatians were going down that right-hand slope, for sure, and by putting themselves under law, they were returning themselves to their former condition as Gentile unbelievers, in the world. Perhaps we could contrast them with those at Corinth, some of whom were going in the opposite direction.
Good thoughts!