...respecter of persons. In Jesus, there is no hierarchy of importance, no distinction between human beings. "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). The black church is not exempt from this criticism because there is a tendency among clergy and laity...

...which differences were transcended in Christ. The classical expression of that vision is Gal. 3:28: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (cf. 1 Cor. 12:13; Col. 3:11; Eph. 6:8; 1 Pet. 1:23-25). Paul may not have always consistently pursued...

...church. Each time, but not without terrible pain and struggle, the church has agreed with St. Paul that "there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). Same Scene, Contemporary...

...traditions, is the affirmation of human equality. In one of his better moments the apostle Paul wrote, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). The second great wave of feminism in our society, occurring in the latter third of the current century,...

...divided itself historically into a variety of denominations. The apostle Paul put the matter this way, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). Paul's declaration points also in the direction of at least one aspect of the church as catholic. To...

...took over the language of the household.6 Paul also tapped that power to create an inclusive community in which "there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is...and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). Actually we know very little about Jesus' attitude toward war. His saying "Render...

...reflects this rejection: "As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourself with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." After the death of Jesus, women who joined a Christian community found themselves within a restructured...

...to his question. He condemned their behavior because Christ had made them all one. Paul later wrote. "There is no longer Jew or Greek. there is no longer slave or free. there is no longer male or female. for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28 NRSV). These believers were ignoring...

...and female. Paul, citing an early baptismal formula, shows that the first Christians understood this: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28). Divisions based on race, class, or sex have been transcended in our oneness in Christ through baptism....

...church was called to extend its ministry to all persons regardless of race, social status, or gender. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer...for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). l-ater the churches were presented with (he reverse question of election. Are the Jews still the elect...