Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is no male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the Christian communities in Galatia, likely around the mid-1st century CE. He was addressing a debate about whether new non-Jewish followers needed to adopt Jewish customs, like circumcision, to be part of God's people. In this verse, he makes a powerful statement about the equality and unity found in their shared faith, regardless of previous social distinctions.
How might a shared identity today challenge the divisions we often prioritize or create among ourselves?