Paul says in Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, for by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” You just can’t measure up to it, friends, that’s all. It’d be impossible for you to keep the Law. “For what the law could not do.” That’s the reason God sent the Holy Spirit, to enable you to live. You just can’t take the Law, bare knuckled, and keep it.
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.