I think that a man should be very sure that he has a call from God, if he’s going to be in the ministry. If there’s any doubt in his mind, he ought not to go in the ministry. I’ve heard it put like this: that if you can do anything else, why, don’t go in the ministry. Well, I don’t like it quite like that because a great many of us could have done something else, by the way. And might have preferred doing it. The important thing is: Did God call you? And if God has called you, then may I say that we ought not to let anything stand in the way.
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.