“Males Nor Females”

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

What do the Scriptures mean when they say that there are neither males nor females in Christ?

Sincerely,
He Said, She Said

Dear He Said, She Said,

The verse you are referring to is Gal 3:28.  Paul is explaining to the Galatians, who had a problem with prejudice, that in Christ, we are all equal.  Jews are not better than Greeks, masters are not better than slaves, and men are not better than women.  Christ is the great equalizer.  In Christ, we are all forgiven of our sins by His grace… there is no room for anyone to boast (Eph 2:8-9).  All the normal prejudices that mankind has must be destroyed when we become new people in Christ.  Baptism washes away our sins and puts us in Christ (Gal. 3:27)… and it should also wash away our old attitudes.

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