"Bruce Woodford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Galatians 3:28 does NOT teach that, upon conversion, Jews cease to be Jews, Greeks cease to be Greeks, bondmen cease to be bondmen, free men cease to be free men, nor that males cease to be males or that females cease to be females!
Judy: So far as God is concerned "putting on Christ" means there is no difference, this is what Gal 3:28 says. Bruce: New covenant scriptures clearly teach that regenerate Jews have responsibilities that are different from those of regenerate Greeks, that regenerate bondmen have different responsibilities from those of regenerate free men and that regenerate males have different responsibilities than regenerate females. (There are distinct commands given to each of these groups which are not required of the others.) Judy: I've been a student of scripture for a long time Bruce and have never seen these different responsibilities. What is required of anyone who comes to Christ other than to be conformed to His image? Bruce: The point of the passage in Gal.3 is that none of these are any longer "under the schoolmaster" (the law), but that by faith in Christ they are all "children of God" and they are all "one in Christ". Therefore in Christ, there is no longer any barrier that hinders communion, communication or mutual ministry between these groups because they are all members in the same body. Judy: The law hasn't gone anywhere and yes we are free from it so long as we walk after the Spirit. But break God's law and you will see that it's curse still works. I'm curious about these 'different responsibilities' Bruce. What are they? We need to be careful not to put burdens upon people that the Lord is not requiring. Grace and Peace, Judy ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
