I found seventeen separate words in the Old Testament that were translated by the word “glory.” What is glory? And I have a notion that the average Christian would just have about the foggiest notion about this thing. Well, I found out that glory does have a shape and size. Listen to this: “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His handiwork.” The size of this universe that they already know about is staggering, and I think we’ve never even gotten out of the front yard of God’s vast universe, it’s so great. That’s glory. The greatness of our God.
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.