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.”
The Apostle Paul is writing to the churches in Galatia, likely in the mid-first century CE. He is addressing a challenge to his teaching that salvation comes through faith in Jesus, not through adherence to Jewish law, including practices like circumcision. This verse appears as Paul explains the implications of baptism into Christ, asserting that traditional social and religious distinctions no longer define believers' identity or standing before God.
What common divisions in our world today are challenged when we consider a shared identity or purpose?