“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” And, friends, I come back to this. I think this is God’s method—I may sound like a stuck record to you, but I must say this. I believe that it’s not actually by preaching, philosophy, or psychology, or some political nostrum, but I believe that today it’s the preaching of the Word of God. It’s not what I think, it’s what the Word of God says. “Faith cometh by hearing…” Hearing what? “Hearing by the Word of God.” Until you hear the Word of God, you can’t be saved. Oh, how important that is.
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.