“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up to the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.” And the “good tidings,” of course, is the gospel. What is it? “Behold your God.” And my friend, until you see that Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh, you haven’t seen anything yet. Immanuel, God with us. And because of that, His name’s Jesus. That’s His human name. And if He’s just a human, He’s not my Savior—but since He’s Immanuel, He is Jesus. He is my Savior.
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.