The boy down in my southland years ago wanted to join the church. And the deacons, they were examining him. And they said, “How’d you get saved?” He said, “God did His part and I did my part.” And they thought they had him. And they said, “What was God’s part and what was your part?” “Well,” he says, “God’s part was the saving.” He said, “My part was the sinning.” He said, “I done run from Him as fast as my sinful heart and rebellious legs would take me.” And he says, “He done took out after me until He run me down.” My friend, that’s the way I got saved. Is that the way you got saved? That’s the way that it happens.
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.