Galatians 3:27-28

"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." (Galatians 3:28)

In reading a verse like this, it is tremendously important to know what it means and what it does not mean. Otherwise we might find ourselves adopting grotesque positions that do violence to the rest of Scripture and to the facts of life.

The key to the verse is found in the words "in Christ Jesus." Those words describe our position, that is, what we are in the sight of God. They do not refer to our everyday practice, that is, what we are in ourselves or in the society in which we...

Bible Verses: Galatians 3:28 1 Timothy 2:8 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

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T. Austin-Sparks

Timelessness in Christ

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)

When we are really "in Christ," to use Paul's phrase, we are always regarded as being together, though we may be thousands of miles apart. The Lord Jesus does not look upon us as being in this country, in that country and in another country....

Bible Verses: Galatians 3:28

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T. Austin-Sparks

The Heavenly Ground

Gone is the distinction between Jew and Greek, slave and free man, male and female – you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28 Phillips)

In this dispensation God is not meeting Jews as Jews, and Gentiles as Gentiles,
and a great many are making the mistake of thinking that He is. His Word to the
Jew is: "You must leave your Jewish ground, and stand before God, not as a...

Bible Verses: Galatians 3:28 2 Timothy 2:1

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Samuel Bagster

I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. § We are all like an unclean thing. § I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.As many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. § You have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him. § Not having my...

Bible Verses: Zechariah 3:4 Psalms 32:1 Isaiah 64:6 Romans 7:18 Galatians 3:27 Colossians 3:9 Colossians 3:10 Philippians 3:9 Luke 15:22 Revelation 19:8 Isaiah 61:10