There is the rest of salvation. When He said, “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will rest you.” That is, He’d lift the burden of sin from you if you’d come to Him because He bore it for us on the cross, and our sins are forgiven. We have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins, Paul said. And, therefore, you don’t have to do anything to cause God to forgive you because He’s already done that when Christ died. All you’ve got to do is accept Him. All you have to do is to believe Him.
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.