“Having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.” That means that by His paying the penalty on the cross for your sin and my sin, that it’s made peace between God and the sinner—so that God today is not approaching man on the basis of saying, “Look here, fellow, I’m against you. You’ve been rebelling against Me and I’m going to have to punish you.” No. God is saying to the lost sinner today and to you and me—“I’ve already paid the penalty, and if you come to Me, then there’s peace.”
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.