Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the voice; being entitled: COMPASS: THE STUDY BIBLE FOR NAVIGATING YOUR LIFE. Galatians 3:28 reads as follows:
"28 It makes no difference whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a freeman, a man or a woman, because in Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King, you are all one."
The word "status" is defined as follows:
". . . n. 1 State, condition, or relation. 2 Relative position or rank. . . ." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 942. ]
Paul ( see 1:1 ) wrote ( see 5:2; 6:11, for example ), here, that the Liberating King makes no distinction with regard to race, social status, or gender, concerning all who are Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ). The phrase "you are all one" indicates that all the parts ( see Luke 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33 ( KJV, for example ), for example ), Acts 2:38, 41, and 47 ( KJV, for example ); 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ), Romans 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 12:1-5 ( especially verses 4 and 5, for example ), and Colossians 1:19, 20, for example ) of the New Testament church ( the church of Christ - see Matthew 1:16 ( RSV, for example ); 16:17, 18, and Romans 16:3, 16, for example ), His body ( see Ephesians 1:3, 15-23 ( especially verse 23, for example ), for example ), are one in relation to each other, with a view towards unity. Moreover, in relation to Him ( the head of the church - see Colossians 1:9-18 ( especially verses 13-18, for example ), for example ), we are His slaves, we are His property ( see Leviticus 25:44, 45, Acts 20:28, Romans 15:1-4 ( especially verse 4, for example ), 1 Corinthians 7:22, 23; 9:21, and Philemon, verse 16, for example ).
Jesus is the Liberating King in the sense that He "loves us and liberated us from the grip of our evil deeds through His very own blood" ( see Revelation 1:5 ). How do we come in contact with His blood? Through baptism.
Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151, John 17:1, 3, and 17, and 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ). If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:
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NOTE: Please read the previous posting to this weblog to find additional facts regarding this subject.
