“But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.” In other words, He says, “I want you to obey Me.” This business of coming into the temple, it’s great. It’s wonderful. But when your lives contradict it. And someone has said that some people go to church to eye the clothes and others to close their eyes, not really to worship God. Their lives have not been changed. It’s not the testimony you give in church; it’s the testimony you give out yonder in the world that counts, friends. Oh my, this is personal, is it not?
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.