Now what’s wrong with Cain? Well, he’s a sinner by nature, but he’s also a sinner by choice and acts. “By faith,” we’re told, that “Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous ….” How? Because he was a nice little Sunday school boy? No, not that at all. He was a sinner, but he responded to the Word of God. And he believed God. And when he believed God, then he was saved. My friend, that’s what faith is. It connects you to God. It communicates to your heart the Word of God and you respond. And that’s what conversion is. It’s to believe God.
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.