Because you are a Christian, you have no inoculation that you won’t have trouble. That’s a viewpoint a great many get today, that a Christian is one that’s going to miss all of the trouble down here. My friend, you’ll miss the Great Tribulation, but the way I like to put it, you won’t miss the little tribulation. You're going to have a little of it right down here. And then, there’s something else here. When you see trouble coming to someone else and not to you, don’t get the idea that probably you’re superior to that individual. But the lesson for you is that maybe God has permitted you to see this trouble in order that it might bring you to God.
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.