If you deny the virgin birth, you’re not a Christian. Now somebody says, “But you already said here that the gospel concerns the death, burial, and resurrection.” But my friend, who was it that died? Who was it that was buried? Who was it that rose again? Now I believe you can come to Christ and accept Him as your Savior and not know anything about the virgin birth. But, my friend, when you find out about it and you begin to come to know Him, you’re not going to deny the virgin birth. You can’t, you see. You couldn’t deny the virgin birth because you wouldn’t really have a savior.
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.