"NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK!"

Galatians 3:23-29                               (ESV)

"23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.

24 So then, the law was our guardian UNTIL CHRIST CAME, in order that we might be justified by faith.

25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

26 for in CHRIST JESUS you are all sons of GOD, through faith.

27 For as many of you as were baptized into CHRIST have put on CHRIST.

28 There is "NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK", there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in CHRIST JESUS.

29 And if you are CHRIST's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise."

Perfection is what our goal should be, but we ALL FALL SHORT, according to Romans 3:23.  Among my many FAILURES in life was when my little sister fell in love with a man of a different skin color.  I acted like the immature young man I was and opposed their marriage.  They eventually got married and loved each other.  I eventually supported them, but I had to have my heart changed by GOD ALMIGHTY!  

The Jews and Greeks of yesteryear were staunch adversaries.  Jews, as a whole, were GOD's "chosen" people and may have thought that made them better than everyone else.  Greeks, as a whole, were affluent and maybe refined than Jews and probably thought they were definitely equal to Jews, if not better!  

The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the church at Galatia that when JESUS CHRIST came old things were passed away (2 Corinthians 5:17) and now being under CHRIST w were no longer under the law!  Paul even went so far as to say "There is "NEITHER JEW NO GREEK" since JESUS brought grace into our lives.  Now later on the the same verse Paul writes "there is no male and female" and we know that is not the case as procreation depends on this.  When  JESUS CHRIST, GOD IN FLESH, came to earth HE not only brought us direct access to GOD, HE leveled the playing field for all!  We are ALL equal before ALMIGHTY GOD!

My ignorance in my younger years was forgiven by my sister.  Our ignorance of thinking we are better than others, Jew or Greek, bond or free, make or female, was also forgiven by JESUS by the same shedding of HIS blood!  The enemy desires to fan the flames of racism and strife so the harmony and peace of JESUS will not be realized.  "This world" will continue to be divided until we realize we are under grace.  Under grace there is "NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK", there is only blood bought saints of GOD!