<p>4:11 <i>I am afraid I may have laboured over you in vain</i>- The implication is that any labour is in vain if it does not result in a person entering God's Kingdom. And Paul knew that attempting to enter the Kingdom by obedience was doomed to failure. But see on 4:17 <i>They zealously seek you. </i>We too are surrounded by believers who are not completely certain of their salvation, because they have not fully accepted total salvation by grace through faith in Christ. Our labour too must be to persuade them of that simple, all demanding message of the true Gospel- and keep them believing it.</p><p>Paul feared he may have &ldquo;laboured in vain&rdquo; for some of them, but he writes of his expectations in a totally positive way: &ldquo;Christ hath redeemed us&hellip; that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ: that we might receive the promise of the Spirit i.e. salvation&rdquo; (Gal. 3:13,14). &quot;I am afraid of you (i.e. what your position will result in for both you and me at the judgment?), lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain&quot; (Gal. 4:11).</p>