“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you….” What is it? Well, he says: “How that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; that he was buried, that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” There’s no gospel without the resurrection. And it concerns the death of the Lord Jesus; He died for our sin. He was buried. He rose again the third day. Those are the facts. And, my friend, there’s no gospel apart from those facts. That’s what the gospel is. It’s what Jesus did for you and for me. Now this is gospel—it’s good news.
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.