There are no Jews, Greeks, etc. Part 11

God writes those names in His book that reveals the faithful. (Rev 10:8) His name is the only name worthy of praise, and He is the only one who adds to the church.(Acts 2:47; Acts 5:14) And what I do in service for Him and how I love God and what respect I show Him will influence people to do the same. Nothing in and of itself will I be able to perform in order to get brownie points. He works through me to bring others to the understanding that He desires all to come to Him and join Him in heaven.

God’s view of His body is whole. This is demonstrated in Rom 12:5, where Paul says “so we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others”; in 1 Cor 10:17, “Because we are of one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of one loaf”; In 1 Cor 12:12, “The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body”; and in Ephesians 4:4-6, “There is one body and one Spirit – just as you were called to one hope when you were called – one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” And in Gal 3:28, Paul further clarifies this, because he says in God, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are one in Christ Jesus.” Why? Because we need one another. None of us is perfect in and of ourselves. We must respect one another, love one another, be at peace with one another, for the sake of unity in the Father. As Christians, no one will deny the desire is to do the will of the Father. While none will deny His Word is the source of His will how we put this in action is by loving one another, by being kind, showing self-control and faith that is only from God above. We must see that to be divided is not in our best interest, because it is not what God wishes. To follow Christ according to Christ’s teachings and to walk as he walked is what God wills. Christ and God hold all wisdom and all truth, not us. When we are divided in our worship, when we pick and choose according to our desires, we neglect God and put our interpretations first. God’s Word is not subject to interpretation, simply because of its source. God is God, complete, whole, wise, holy, pure. We are not. Any interpretation we put on His Word, that this is important and that is not, better be backed by God. Otherwise it is only our interpretation and desires.