Galatians 3:27-29 Equality

"For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothes yourselves with Christ.  There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."


Now timely is this?

As I was reading this chapter, I was amazed at how much it applies to today.  I usually don't write twice a day in my blog, and sometimes I skip several days, but I felt this merited mention.

Joyce hits it square today in this chapter.  I can't say it better than she did, so here goes:

Many people today are fighting for equality, but those who belong to Christ, who are "in Him" through faith have already been made equal by Jesus. In Christ, we are all one and made complete, and we need not be like anyone else.  I admit that people, even those who are born again, don't always treat everyone as equals, but the way people treat us is not what determines our worth.  The only thing that truly matters is how God sees us and how we see ourselves.  We should never see ourselves as better than others, but neither are we beneath anyone else.  We are simply "In Christ."

 Our world is filled with division, and that is a shame because it weakens us.  We are made stronger as we unite, not as we divide.  Satan is the author of division, and we need to work toward uity in order to defeat him.

You are not less than or inferior to anyone else unless you believe you are.

No matter our gender, race, or position in life, we believers in Jesus are all brothers and sisters, and we are part of one another.  We should all be careful not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to (Romans 12:3) and to never make anyone feel devalued or diminished through our words or behavior.

Treat all people as valuable, because Jesus does.