Galatians 3:28
28 There is [eni] neither [ou] Jew [Ioudaios] nor [oude] Greek [Hellen], there is [eni] neither [ou] bond [doulos] nor [oude] free [eleutheros], there is [eni] neither [ou] male [arrhen] nor [kai] female [thelus]: for [gar] ye [humeis] are [este] all [pas] one [heis] in [en] Christ [Christos] Jesus [Iesous]. KJV-Interlinear
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. NASB
This is the devils world. And within this world there are distinctions
made in order to distinguish legitimate differences between objects, or to
emphasize or enforce advantage of one category over another, thus illegitimate or
false differences.
God created male and female for obvious reasons. God chose those who accept Him, and rejects
those who reject Him, thus Jew and gentile categories were defined to symbolize
this difference.
Out of Adam and Eve came all of humanity. And within Adam and Eve were all of the foundational
genetic material that has resulted in all of the many colors and races that
exist today. This gives each individual
identity and uniqueness in size color and shape and appearance as well as their
individual soul identity.
The world, on the other hand, takes these
legitimate differences and goes one step further and defined rank and privilege
for one group at the expense of another.
Thus prejudice and bias enter into human society in the many forms of
sin that exist. The result is that the
minority or the weaker group is taken advantage of even to the point of abuse
and atrocity.
But the world is going to be the world as long as
Satan is at the helm.
In the spiritual life, Satan goes one step further and
has defined many religions that likewise show bias for one group over another. Islam for example is extremely prejudiced and
abusive toward women.
And all of these disadvantages come to light within
the concept of works. What one person
can do, may not be possible for another.
However, God has overcome these differences through
faith, wherein no person has an advantage over any other person. Not even among the mentally handicapped is
there a disadvantage.
If you are capable of thinking, then you are
capable of faith, and therein lies the level playing field for all people.
No one is a privileged race. No one is a privileged gender. No one is a privileged color. No one is privileged by talent or ability. No one is privileged by rank or social or
economic status.
Works means that you must do or achieve something,
usually at the control or approval of others.
This requirement can change as often as human ideas change.
Faith means that you simply rely on or believe in
Gods effort and plan. Faith requires no worldly
approval.
