He could have been born in the palace of a Caesar. He wasn’t born there. He was born in real poverty. He was born in a stable back of an inn. Why? So that He could come down and be, actually, in the likeness of men, that He might know something of the effect of sin on humanity. The Lord Jesus came down, and He’s able to sympathize with you and me today. I don’t care who you are or where you are, He knows you and He understands you—not just because He’s God, but because He became a man. And He knows exactly what you and I are going through today.
Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.