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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: spirtual seed? |
Bible Note: Dear CDBJ, apart from Christ, all men, Jew and Gentile alike, are lovers of darkness. I grieve for them and pray that God will be merciful and call many to faith in Messiah. But to presume that natural ancestry determines one's status in the eyes of God is to pass by what Paul declared in Romans 9. (I am still waiting for you to give me your understanding on this passge). Mat 5:45... for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Apart from Christ, who is righteous? No one!Our righteousness is likened to "filthy rags". Having said that, I want to add that God causes bessings (rain) to fall on the unrighteous as well as the righteous. Unbelievers of all nations have been instruments of God's blessing. It is a common grace given by God who makes ALL things to work for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Great advances in science, medicine, the arts, etc., have come from people of all ethnic groups. And I agree that the Jewish people, given their relatively small population, do stand out. But they also stand out as a population that have a very low percentage of christian converts among them. I truly believe that the Church is "spiritual" Isreal and that it is God's instrument to bless the nations of the earth. John |