“Let your moderation be known unto all men.” Matthew Arnold translated that, “Let your sweet reasonableness be known unto all men.” That you are a reasonable believer. We ought not to be given to bigotry, always emphasizing some little point. What we need is to emphasize a big point, because we have one. And that big point is the person of Christ. “Let your sweet reasonableness be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” Paul believed that the Lord Jesus would come at any moment. And Paul wasn’t looking for a Great Tribulation to enter at all. He says here, “The Lord’s at hand,” and that’s quite wonderful.
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.