I hear people today say, “Should a Christian be separated from something?” I think there’s so many barren lives, they get separated from something and they’re joyless and they become very critical and some even very cynical. My friend, you’re to be separated unto Christ. Now when you’re separated unto Christ, then the separation from takes place. And the very interesting thing is it means that you’ve got a life that appeals; not one that turns people off. A lot of people turn the unsaved off by their lives. You know, Christians are salt. Salt makes you thirsty. Are you and I making anybody thirsty for Christ? He’s the Water of Life. Do we make them thirsty?
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.