What generated salvation for the Galatians?
The work of the Holy Spirit generated salvation for the Galatians because of their faith. They began in the Spirit, not by the works of the Law. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God, taking God at His Word, and God recognizes that belief. The Law is fleshly, weak, and beggarly, and cannot make one perfect.
Les explains that the Holy Spirit's work generated salvation for the Galatians because of their faith. He points out that they had begun in the Spirit, and Paul asks whether they are now made perfect by the flesh, which refers to the Law. The Law was fleshly, weak, and beggarly. Les emphasizes that faith is taking God at His Word: God said it, we believe it, and God recognizes it. On that basis, He moves in and does everything that needs to be done. Salvation is by faith, not the works of the Law, and repetition helps this truth soak in.