Sanctification, when it’s used in connection with the Holy Spirit, has to do with the work of God in us—to make us the kind of representative that He wants down on this earth. But sanctification when it’s used with the person of Christ, it’s not a condition, but a position that we have in Christ. And He was the just, and He took the place of the unjust that He might bring us to God. And He’s brought us now into the family of God. And in the family of God, He’s “not ashamed to call them brethren,” because we all become sons of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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.