“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsel.” A wise man will hear—that’s been the characteristic of all great men, has been that they never reach the place where they felt like they had learned everything. I listened the other night to a young man on television. He’s skyrocketed to fame in rock music, and the thing that characterized him was his arrogance. He knows it all. I don’t think you could tell that young man anything. But a wise man will hear.
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.