Galatians 3:28

"For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ."

Key Reflection

In Galatians 3:28, Paul affirms that through baptism into Christ, believers are united with him and share in his nature. This means that the dividing lines of race and social status are transcended; those baptized into Christ become one in Him, reflecting a new identity where all are equally children of God. The term "put on Christ" (κατάθεσις) suggests that believers adopt the character and life of Christ, embodying his teachings and values in their own lives.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 28. There is neither Jew nor Greek. All are on a level; all are saved in the same way; all are entitled to the same privileges. There is no favoritism on account of birth, beauty, or blood. All confess that they are sinners; all are saved by the merits of the same Saviour; all are admitted to the same privileges as children of God. The word "Greek" here is used to denote the Gentiles generally; since the whole world was divided by the Jews into "Jews and Greeks"-- the Greeks being the foreign nation best known to them. The Syriac renders it here "Aramean," using the word to denote the Gentiles generally.

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