The heathen, in all their religions, they bring an offering to God to appease Him, and that’s what propitiation means. You’ve got to do something to win Him over. But the thing is that the sin of man has alienated man from God, but you see it’s God who did something. And today God is propitious. You don’t have to do anything to win Him over. And propitiation is toward God and reconciliation is toward us. God has done everything that needs to be done. And today, we’re asked to be reconciled to God; not to bring something to win Him over. God’s already won over. That’s what Jesus did for us on the cross.
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.