What does it mean to receive Christ? That’s answered in the Scripture. “To as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become the sons of God, even to (those that do not do any more nor less than just simply) believe on his name.” The only thing God asks you and me to do is to believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ—who He is and what He did. And that, my friend, means that the Holy Spirit of God gives us a new nature. And that, my friend, will make you different.
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.