Have you ever noticed that there’s more said about the tongue and the abuse of it than is said about the abuse of alcohol in the Bible? And this is something that’s common to all races and all languages. Psalm 120:2, “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.” The most dangerous thing in the world is the tongue today. This thing of the lying tongue, God says He hates it. And God is Truth, by the way, and God hates the lie. God desires “truth in the inward parts,” He says. How wonderful. The Psalmist says, “Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” How wonderful.
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.