10.Was it Christ who was counseling the Galatians

No.

We may wonder why God permits deceivers to come in contact with young Christians, ruining and polluting a work of grace that had been flourishing. God does possess the power to prevent deception and temptation.

Perhaps the answer concerns God’s purpose in the earth at the present time. God’s purpose is to bring forth sons in the image of His beloved Son. God’s sons must be exposed to every conceivable temptation and difficulty. From the large group of the called will emerge an elect, a chosen. If the chosen remain faithful to Christ they will pass all the Divine tests successfully. They are the victorious saints, the conquerors spoken of in the second and third chapters of the Book of Revelation.

The world is a rugged training ground for the officers of the Kingdom of God.

Christ will return and gather to Himself His conquerors. Then He and they will bring righteousness, peace, and joy to the weaker believers and to the nations of the earth.

By "weaker believers" we are not referring to careless or lukewarm Christians. The careless will suffer greatly at the hands of the Lord in the Day of His appearing. Rather, we are speaking of those who are weak in the Lord because of circumstances beyond their control. To them has little been given and of them shall little be required or expected. Those who waste the talents and opportunities given to them by the Lord will face an angry Christ.