He says, “The Son of God who loved me and He gave Himself for me.” He loved me but He just couldn’t love me into heaven. He had to give Himself for me. And the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus. And you can only receive a gift by faith. Any gift, for that matter. You’ve got to believe the giver who holds the gift out to you means business and is telling the truth when he holds it out and says, “It’s yours.” And you have to reach out in faith to take it. You don’t know—he may, you know, take it back in a hurry. But you have to have confidence. Now God offers you the gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus.
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.