"Bruce Woodford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dear Judy, You wrote:"So far as God is concerned "putting on Christ" means there is no difference, this is what Gal 3:28 says." Sister, I read Gal.3:28 over again, but I noticed that it does NOT say that "there is no difference" between Jews and Greeks, bond and free and male and female. Thank God for that! There are obviously many differences. But with all our differences we "are all one in Christ".
Judy: Hi Bruce, I agree that the word "difference" is not in this text. Gal 3:28 reads "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" However, I would like to point out that neither is the word "communication" in the text. We need to understand that the scriptures relate spiritual truths. Sure a man and a woman have physiological differences but there is no difference spiritually between any of these groups and since our focus is on the Kingdom of God this is what we must communicate. This understanding is validated by Rom 3:22 "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe for there is no difference" 1 Cor 12:13 "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body whether Jews or Greeks whether slaves or free and we were all made to drink of one Spirit" Col 3:11 "A renewal in which thee is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcized and uncircumcized, barbarian, scythian, slave and freeman but Christ is all and in all" We need to be careful that we don't turn the New Testament into a 'rule book'. BTW you never did say exactly what the differences you referred to are. 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.
