Paul warns the Galatians that if they let themselves be circumcised, they 1) make Christ of no value to them, 2) are obligated to obey the whole law, and 3) have been cut off from Christ and have fallen away from grace. In this context, circumcision wasn’t just about circumcision but was representative of another gospel, a false gospel, no gospel at all – the gospel of self-salvation through self-righteousness. In seeking to add to Christ, they are denying Christ – because “Christ is either a perfect savior, or no savior at all.”