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Introduction: Do you find your spiritual life lacking joy? Do you feel the daily grind of trying to be a “good Christian”? Is your faith stagnant and not going anywhere? You might be suffering a disease called Legalism. Grace cures us of this. Grace revives us. Legalism is living according to your own rules out of your own strength to earn God’s favor.(from David Platt) In Galatians the Apostle Paul addresses this issue: 1. Grace means we live by God-given rules, not man-given rules. (v.1) 2. Grace means God rescues us, instead of us being self-sufficient. (v.4) 3. Grace means receiving from God a gift that we can’t do anything to earn. (v.3-4) Reflection Ask yourself these 3 questions: 1. Do you live by your own rules? 2. Do you rely on your own strength? 3. Do you feel you need to earn God’s favor? If you answer “yes” to any, you likely