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To: Nachum
Galatians 3: 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 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. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.

Admittedly, that concept doesn't pack much of a punch in political this-world terms, but the concept is that God doesn't care," with the strong though not specifically spoken implication that neither should we. Galatians is also, admittedly, speaking about Christians, not unbelievers.

The Brotherhood of Man is also implicit in the concept of the Fatherhood of God. If we are all equally children of God, whence cometh the notion that some of us are superior to others?

It should be noted that this concept is also implicit in Islam, which, however, limits it to Muslims. As, unfortunately, do some Jewish groups now and in the past limit it to the Chosen People, at least in practice. Some Christians have also limited it to Christians or even just members of their Church.

8 posted on 08/18/2014 9:14:15 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Sherman Logan

Yes, but this is not equality. God’s gifts are not distributed equally. Scripture is explicit in stating that some men and women are greater than others. Jefferson’s unqualified claim of self-evident equality for all is an instance of gross over-reaching: contrary to all evidence and the cause of great mischief.


16 posted on 08/18/2014 11:27:18 AM PDT by Romulus
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