In this section here, we see that God the Father planned the church. God the Son paid for the church. God the Holy Spirit protects the church. Now the source of all of our blessings is actually the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He’s blessed us with all these spiritual blessings. And now He carries our mind back to the past eternity and He makes us realize that salvation is altogether of God, not at all of ourselves. Actually, you and I learn that you and I are not the originator, we’re not the promoter, nor are we the consummator of our salvation. He did it all.
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.