What about it today? What does the cross mean to you? An offense? It brings out in you that rebellion? “I don’t like it. I want my own religion.” You’ve been attempting to go your way. Maybe you’ve never interpreted it as a rebellion, but you haven’t been willing to come God’s way. The cross has seemed rather foolish to you. God says it is. It has to be foolish to the natural man because it’s contrary to his way of thinking. He’s in rebellion against God. Are you willing to bring your thinking in line with God’s today? Are you willing to bow to Him? Are you willing to acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Savior? Yield to Him?
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.