“The righteous searcheth out his neighbor: but the way of the lawless seduceth them.” In other words, the righteous man wants to help his neighbor. But there’re some neighbors that are going to try to hurt you, and we need to be very careful. The righteous man, if he finds you’re wrong, he’s going to come and talk to you about it and face you with it. Nathan was the best friend David ever had, and yet it was Nathan who had the courage to point his finger and say, “You’re the man. Something you’ve got to straighten out in your life.” Well, how wonderful that is to recognize that we’ve got a good friend.
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.