Fellowship, you see—we’re in a family. That’s the thing that’s important today. I don’t care about these little rules that you’re following and you think that somehow or another that you are going to live the Christian life like that. My friend, God doesn’t want you to be a programmed computer. He’s not trying to make that out of you. You’re a human being with your own free will, but you’re a member of His family, and He wants to have fellowship with you. And I think we can talk to Him as we talk to no one else. If we are to have fellowship with the Father and enjoy it and have an assurance in our own heart, we must keep His commandments. Don’t say that we’re free do as we please. A Christian doesn’t do as he pleases; he does as Christ pleases.
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.