In one way or another, all of us are tempted to try and earn God's favor.

The idea that God would save us freely out of His own grace, prior to any good works

on our part, just doesn't seem right.

As a result, we fall into the trap of legalism.

Even as Christians, we can make the mistake of relating to God as if we can please Him

by working in our own power and according to our own rules.

In this message from Galatians 1, David Platte reminds us that our efforts inevitably

fall short of God's righteousness.

This is precisely why the gospel is such good news.

Those who are in Christ have been forgiven and made righteous solely by the grace of God.

Christ's death on the cross is a sufficient sacrifice for sinners.

This is the Radical with David Platte podcast.

Here is David with a message titled, Freed by Grace.

If you have a Bible, and I hope you do, let me invite you to open with me to Galatians

chapter 1.

Over the next few weeks, I think it's going to work out to be about nine weeks, leading

up to Christmas and then taking us into the beginning of the year, I want us to walk

through the book of Galatians.

The reason why I want us to walk through Galatians as a faith family is because there's a book

that was written specifically to address the centrality of grace in the church and to

counter legalistic tendencies that were creeping into the church.

It's really interesting.

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