Galatians 3:26-29
“You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor 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.”
Spiritual comparison has nothing to do with skin color, and everything to do with the condition of our heart. It doesn’t matter if our ancestors came to this country in the Mayflower, or in a slave ship. In Jesus’ Kingdom, social status doesn’t count.
And he doesn’t consider gender either, because “in Christ’s family, there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female . . . we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ.” Jesus is just as available to you as He is to me.
God doesn’t even discount you based on your moral background. Rahab was a harlot until the exercised faith in God’s Word. In fact, she is even mentioned alongside Sarah, Abraham’s wife, because she believed and was blessed.
Faith is the only thing that creates true equality, and true unity in Jesus. When we have faith in Jesus, we can walk with our head held high despite our past failures. Jesus healed a woman who was stooped over with severe spinal curvature for 18 years. When He saw her Jesus said, “Woman you are free . . . and immediately she was able to stand up straight.” (Luke 13:12-13)
When we place our complete faith in Jesus, we too find the power to stand up straight. Once that happens, we can look around and see that we are all the same before God. Once we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we are welcomed as heirs to God’s promise, and co-heirs alongside Jesus Christ. We are welcomed into His family with a huge bear hug.
Related Text:
Ephesians 4:17-32 (teaching us to live as children of light)
