The Stumbling Block

Galatians 5:11 NASB
11 But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.

From what Paul wrote earlier in this chapter, do you think that he's still preaching circumcision? Why or why not?
Paul mentioned something about persecution at the end of chapter 4. What did he say about persecution? Who persecutes whom?
Reread Galatians 2:1-4.
Why did Paul, Barnabas, and Titus go to Jerusalem?
What seems to have been one of the issues?
If you have footnotes in your Bible, they would direct you to Acts 15. Read Acts 15:1-11.
What was the issue?
What was the resolution?
Reread the above verses.
What is the stumbling block of the cross?
Read these cross references to figure it out: Romans 9:33 and 1 Corinthians 1:23.
If Paul were preaching circumcision, would he be supporting salvation by man's efforts or by God's doing?
What does the cross represent?
Why would Christ's crucifixion be a stumbling block?
What do some people insist that salvation depends upon?
Read what Paul has previously told the Galatians in this letter: Galatians 1:3-5; 2:20; Galatians 3:13-14; 4:4-7; and 5:1.
How is it possible for a person to be saved?