“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” Now that is a rather stilted translation. I think I can put that in some good ole Americana. What he actually is saying here is that when He was there—at the right hand of God the Father, and He was God—He didn’t come down reluctantly. He hadn’t gone to school to become God. He wasn’t advanced from another position. He was God. There is no danger of Him losing that position. When He left heaven’s glory, He did it with delight. There was nothing that caused Him to hold back at all. He came with great joy to this earth.
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.