Then we have the story here of the paralytic in Capernaum that was healed. And this is when they let this man down through the roof. A lot of people today, friends, are not going to get the message unless—you’re just going to have to get at the corner of a stretcher, because these people are paralyzed today. Paralyzed by sin, paralyzed by so many other things that this world holds for them. Some of them are paralyzed by prejudice, and some are paralyzed by indifference. And they’re never going to hear Jesus say to them, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee” unless you get at the corner of a stretcher and bring them.
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.