David was God’s man, and he did not lose his salvation. God made that very clear to him. The fact of the matter is he didn’t get by with his sin. It answers the question, and it ought to answer the question, of whether God will tolerate sin in the life of one of His children. God will not. If you are living in sin and you think you’re a child of God, and you’re getting by with it, you’re not a child of God. I can say that on the authority of the Word of God. You can’t get by with it.
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.