You see, when God created the heavens and the earth, it was without effort. He merely spoke them into existence. But when God redeemed man, it required His bared arm, for salvation was His greatest undertaking. You see, one of the objections offered to God’s salvation is that it’s free. Now if you mean by that that for man it’s free, then that’s correct. Man can pay nothing. Nor does he have anything to offer for salvation. The reason that it’s free for man is because it cost God everything. He gave His Son to die upon the cross. Redemption is an infinite task that only God could perform. Salvation is free, but it’s surely not cheap.
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.