so i'm still in Galatians...there is something truly powerful about this book. wanted to reflect a bit more on this freedom that comes with Christ. today we are looking at 3.17-29 and I can't help but sit on the back end of this...
' There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.'
most of you who know me probably aren't to surprised that this is where I hung out for a while. I believe whole-heartedly that anything that divides us from another, be it culture, gender, economics, political affiliation, or denomination are obliterated when we are found in Christ. If we are found in Christ, are there things that divide us one from another? since this was found in a discourse on the law, it hit me about how the law has a tendency to divide...we measure our ability to follow the law against others and create this false sense of superiority based on what we do or don't do. then we begin to hold our false sense of superiority over others who never asked to be compared to us...
i wonder...in what ways do we create our own 'law' that separates us from other disciples of Christ...what kind of laws do we create that only shows others and ourselves our inability to 'measure up'. Holiness preachers, holiness teachers, how do we illustrate the difference between what it means to be made Holy unto the Lord and what it means to try and make ourselves holy unto the Lord?
if we create 'laws' or 'suggestions' that does more to separate us from other disciples that unify us with them, do we lose the power of the Gospel? does this 'law' cause others to believe the Gospel is actually based on merit and not on the greatness of Christ?
' There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.'
most of you who know me probably aren't to surprised that this is where I hung out for a while. I believe whole-heartedly that anything that divides us from another, be it culture, gender, economics, political affiliation, or denomination are obliterated when we are found in Christ. If we are found in Christ, are there things that divide us one from another? since this was found in a discourse on the law, it hit me about how the law has a tendency to divide...we measure our ability to follow the law against others and create this false sense of superiority based on what we do or don't do. then we begin to hold our false sense of superiority over others who never asked to be compared to us...
i wonder...in what ways do we create our own 'law' that separates us from other disciples of Christ...what kind of laws do we create that only shows others and ourselves our inability to 'measure up'. Holiness preachers, holiness teachers, how do we illustrate the difference between what it means to be made Holy unto the Lord and what it means to try and make ourselves holy unto the Lord?
if we create 'laws' or 'suggestions' that does more to separate us from other disciples that unify us with them, do we lose the power of the Gospel? does this 'law' cause others to believe the Gospel is actually based on merit and not on the greatness of Christ?