In reading a verse like this, it is tremendously important to know what it means and what it does not mean. Otherwise we might find ourselves adopting grotesque positions that do violence to the rest of Scripture and to the facts of life.The key to the verse is found in the words "in Christ Jesus." Those words describe our position, that is, what we are in the sight of God. They do not refer to our everyday practice, that is, what we are in ourselves or in the society in which we live.What the verse is saying, then, is that there is neither Jew nor Greek as far as standing before God is concerned. Both the believing Jew and the believing Gentile are in Christ Jesus and therefore both stand before God in a position of absolute favor. Neither has any advantage over the other. It does not mean that physical differences or temperamental distinctions are abolished.In Christ Jesus, there is neither bond nor free. The slave finds the same acceptance through the Person and work of Christ that the free man does. And yet, in everyday life, the social distinctions persist.There is neither male nor female in Christ Jesus. A believing woman is complete in Christ, accepted in the Beloved, justified freely - just the same as a believing man. She has the same freedom of access into the presence of God.But the verse must not be pressed to refer to everyday life. The sexual distinction remains - male and female. The resultant roles remain - father and mother. The divinely appointed positions of authority and subjection to that authority remain - the man is given the place of headship and the woman that of subjection to the authority of the man. The New Testament even specifies difference in the ministries of the man and the woman in the church (1 Timothy 2:8<a href="javascript:%7B%7D" style="text-decoration:underline ;">; </a>1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34-35). Those who argue that there should be neither male nor female in the church are forced to twist these Scriptures, assign unworthy motives to the Apostle Paul, or even question the inspiration of his words in these passages.What they must understand is that whereas racial, social and sexual differences are abolished as far as standing before God is concerned, they are not abolished in everyday life. They should also realize that these differences have nothing to do with inferiority. The Gentile, the slave, the woman are not inferior to the Jew, the free man or the male. In many ways they may be superior. Instead of trying to rewrite God's order in creation and in providence, they should accept it and rejoice in it.

With reverence, humor and skill, William MacDonald wove a daily devotional tapestry that challenges the reader to think deeply and Biblically, and apply God's Word to their lives.

Truths to Live By - One Day at a Time

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28)

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
 
When we are really "in Christ," to use Paul's phrase, we are always regarded as being together, though we may be thousands of miles apart. The Lord Jesus does not look upon us as being in this country, in that country and in another country. He Himself is the only Country in this universe, and so we leave our country and our own nationality when we come into Christ. The Jews were exclusive and said: 'We are the only people and our country is the only country.' Jesus went outside those frontiers and touched the world outside.... 
 
In the Lord Jesus every earthly division is removed. There are no British, Swiss, German, French or Indian in Christ. He is only one Nationality and that is a heavenly one. He is only one Language and that is a spiritual one. He is the heavenly Country. No matter what we are here, in Him we are all together as one Man in Christ. All the earthly distinctions of place and time disappear in Him. It may take us a long time to travel about this world, though men think it is a very wonderful thing to travel at so many hundred or thousand miles a minute and get to the moon in no very great time! But, dear friends, in this very moment in Christ we can touch our brethren six or seven thousand miles away. That is a miracle.... This Life is eternal Life; it is timeless; it knows no space; everything is present when Jesus is present.

This devotional contains short daily portions from a selection of Mr. Austin-Sparks' messages. In his own words, “Perhaps this is just like a window opened into heaven. If you get the right window you can see quite a lot. You can see great things and you can see far things. But the best that I can hope is that this has just opened a window, and that as you look through it you are seeing one thing - how superior is Jesus Christ to all else, and how superior is the dispensation into which we have come, and how superior are all the resources at our disposal to all that ever was before!” Open Windows messages have been selected and compiled by Austin-Sparks.Net from the works of T. Austin-Sparks. In some cases they appear in abridged form. The introductory verse and its associated Bible version have been selected by the editor and did not always appear within the original message.

Open Windows

Discipleship In The School Of Christ - Chapter 4

 Timelessness in Christ 

Gone is the distinction between Jew and Greek, slave and free man, male and female – you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28 Phillips)


In this dispensation God is not meeting Jews as Jews, and Gentiles as Gentiles, 
and a great many are making the mistake of thinking that He is. His Word to the 
Jew is: "You must leave your Jewish ground, and stand before God, not as a Jew, 
but as a man, and until you take that ground God has nothing to say to you; you 
will not have any light whilst you persist in coming before God on your own 
ground." The same has to be said to everyone else. We have to leave our own 
ground in every way. As that applies in these directions nationally, it applies 
in every other thing. Are you going to answer the Lord back: But I am this or 
that, or something else; or, But I am not this or that. It is not what you are, 
but what the Son is, that is of account. Come on to His ground. The Lord will 
not meet you on the ground of what you are, whether it be good or bad; He will 
meet you on the ground of the Heavenly Man. Do you answer back, "I am so weak!" 
The Lord is not going to meet you on that ground; He will meet you on the ground 
of His Son. That is what the Holy Spirit means by such words as He speaks 
through Paul: “...be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 
2:1). God hears us exclaim, "But I am so weak, Lord!" but He does not pay any heed 
to what we mean to indicate by that confession, which is: "Come down on to the 
ground of my weakness and pick me up!" He says, "You forsake that ground, and come 
on to the ground of My Son, and you will find strength there." "I am so foolish, 
Lord!" The Lord says: "You will remain foolish until you get on to the ground of 
My Son, Who is made unto you wisdom."


That applies all the way along. We take our own ground before the Lord and are 
surprised that the Lord does not lift us right out of our own ground and put us 
into a better position, but He never does. We shall stay there forever, if that 
is our attitude. The Lord’s word to us is: "Forsake your own ground and come on 
to My ground. I have provided a Heavenly Man Who is full of all that you need; 
now come on to that ground." It does not matter what you are, or what you are 
not. There everything is adjusted and made good.

The Stewardship of the Mystery, Volume 1 - Chapter 12

 The Heavenly Ground 

<blockquote>
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation" (<a id="verse_1632878400456842" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/2-Corinthians/5/17">2 Cor. 5:17</a>).
</blockquote>All the "religions" of Christendom are mainly Judaistic, and the present-day Church is not far behind."The teachings of the kingdom (as illustrated in the Sermon on the Mount) have not yet been applied to any man. Since they anticipate the binding of Satan, a purified earth, the restoration of Israel, and the personal reign of the King, they cannot be applied until God's appointed time when these accompanying conditions on the earth have been brought to pass."The kingdom laws will be addressed to Israel and beyond them to all nations which will enter the kingdom. It will be the first and only universal reign of righteousness and peace in the history of the world. One nation was in view when the Law of Moses was in force on the earth; the individual is in view during this age of grace; and the whole social structure of mankind will be in view when the kingdom is established on earth."Christianity is totally opposed to Judaism, and any mixture of the two must result in the loss of all that is vital in the present plan of salvation. One made its appeal to the limited resources of the natural man and conditioned his life on the earth; the other sets aside the natural man, secures a whole new creation in Christ Jesus, and counsels that new being in his pilgrim journey to his heavenly home."The Jewish nation is the center of all things related to the earth. The Church is foreign to the earth and related to it only as a witnessing people. They are strangers and pilgrims, ambassadors whose citizenship is in heaven." -L.S.C."There is neither Jew nor Greek (Gentile). . . for ye are all one (new creation) in Christ Jesus" (<a id="verse_1632878400711619" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Galatians/3/28">Gal. 3:28</a>).

A 365 day devotional that will help you in your Christian growth and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.  This devotional is a collection of quotes from some of the best authors in the realm of Christian growth that has been organized by Miles J Stanford.  This devotional study is divided into 12 sections each containing 31 daily portions.

None but the Hungry Heart

 Unique Identity 

28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,<cr>1</cr> nor is there male and female,<cr>2</cr> for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<cr>3</cr>

Galatians 3:28

 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,   nor is there male and female,   for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  

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 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,   nor is there male and female,   for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  

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