Title: The Christian Magna Carta/ Topic: Status
Today's Reading: Job 30; Psalm 120; Galatians 3; Galatians 4
Scripture: Galatians 3:26-29
26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise
Observation: This is the Christian Magna Carta. Anyone who receives Jesus Christ as Lord of his/her life is now declared by God to be of equal status before God. There is neither Jew nor Greek – racial inequality and prejudice are now out the window. Before God, all races are the same. No child of God has special “rank” based on his race. Slave nor free – socio-economic standing carries no weight with God. Rich and poor alike are esteemed the same. Male nor female – sexual inequalities are done away with. No need for women's liberation; God has made them free and equal in worth to men. In fact, once we receive Jesus, we are considered to be Abraham's seed; the chosen children of God. All cultural, sexual and economic biases have been eliminated., Hallelujah!
Application: We are free before God from all bias and prejudice but we still live in a fallen world that puts these things on us. We have all been raised in homes that taught us to think better of some group of people than others. In my home I was taught all three. Some races were better than others, educated and middle-class people were better than the poor and uneducated, and boys were definitely much better than girls. When I received Jesus, I came into a family where the Head of the house doesn't tolerate this kind of prejudice. I have had to have my thinking changed---we all need our thinking changed--- to conform to the Father's. Thank God He set us free indeed. We have equal worth before him; a clean slate! Now the rewards we earn in heaven are based on nothing other than how much we allow him to conform us to his image here on earth, not on anything we were born with or into. Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty we're free at last!
Prayer: Thank you Lord for setting us free from the judgment of the world and its value system. Conform my thinking, my actions and my words to reflect your character more and more. It is for freedom that you set us free. May we walk in it!
This I pray in Jesus' name, Amen.
2 Comments:
Cynthia,
This is indeed a beautiful declaration of equality and freedom in Christ. It is a shame that the Church has not taken up the leadership that is rightfully hers in the areas of equality, freedom, anti-bigotry, etc. We in the Church have often been the last to accept progress in these areas unfortunately. God wanted us to do better.
Michael
Hello Cynthia,
Greetings from Belgium. Glad to read about the Christian Magna Carta on your blog. I was just searching to get more information about the Christian Magna Carta and then I saw your article in the search program. We are praying about applying this among a Mega Unreached people group in India. The Yadav, more then 50 million people, most of them die never hearing the Gospel even once. Please pray for our ministry among then as we look forwards to apply as much as possible the Biblical Word and Work principles to revive them for His glory.
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