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NASB | Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:28 There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority]. [Rom 3:22; 1 Cor 12:13] |
Subject: Gender distinction in the Kindom of God? |
Bible Note: Gal 3:23-29 NIV "Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. 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." RCSCROLL: You write: "galatians3:28 pertains to and is discussing the fact that you know longer have to be a priest to enter the throne room,for we all have the highest priest of all Christ Jesus." I respectfully disagree with your interpretation of Gal 3:28, an issue over which we need not divide. Nowhere in the entire third chapter of Galations do I see any mention of "priest" or "throne room." Verses 23-29 are discussing the supervision of the law, not whether one needs to be a priest to enter the throne room. Galatians 3:28 means what the words say it means, no more and no less, i.e. "There is [now no distinction] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman Foundation) 1999.) Regarding the first part of your answer, "As we know that in the garden paradise was lost and that when the lord sets up his kingdom here,behold I will create a new heaven and a new earth, we will once again live in paradise, since ther was a woman and a man in the paradise before the fall ,it is generally agree'd that there will be again.many scriptures support this view,rev 5:3", I mean no insult or criticism of you personally when I say: I really have no idea what a new heaven and a new earth or paradise have to do with "gender distinction in the kingdom of God." The promise of a new heaven and a new earth is yet to be fulfilled in the future. Gal 3: 28 uses the present tense, "There is [now (present tense) no distinction]...there is not (present tense) male and female; for you are (present tense) all one in Christ Jesus." |