We’re told in First Corinthians, the very first chapter, in verse 30, “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.” And wisdom is number one. Christ is the wisdom for the believer today. And we’d need to know wisdom, and to know wisdom is to know Jesus Christ. Paul said that was the ambition, “that I might know Him ….” That was the ambition of the life of Paul the apostle. Oh, that that might be the thing that would grip your soul and my soul today. Oh, how we need it. I need it. You need it, I’m sure.
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.