Friday, August 18, 2017

Heirs Together

Galatians 3:23 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.
One of the great truths of the Gospel is its unifying effect: it brings together into God's household people of all racio-ethnicu backgrounds, men and women who have been competing since the Curse, and the ever bitter groups of worker/owner, slave/master, employee/boss struggle that has existed since the fall.  How? Through faith in Christ. No other person, remedy or regulation has been able to bring these feuding parties together, let alone make them want to be united, to share in all the blessings God has in mind for them.  Christ frees us share in this life, and the life to come, together. 

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