Neither Jew nor Greek

Gal. 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Messiah Y'Shua.
There is neither Jew nor Greek…Not but that there were such in being; and in the churches of Messiah, for the primitive churches consisted of both; but the meaning is, that there is no difference between them, the middle wall of partition being broken down, and that, in the business of justification and salvation, it signified nothing whether a man was a Jew or a Greek; he was never the better for being a circumcised Jew, nor never the worse for being an uncircumcised Gentile; both by nature are equally sinners, and stand in need of the justifying righteousness of Messiah, and the regenerating grace of the Spirit.
All are equally welcome to Messiah, and all have an equal need of Him; all persons of all sects, and conditions, and sexes, who believe in Him, become one family through Him; they are one body, of which He is the head.
There is neither bond nor free.
There were such persons in the world then, and in the churches too; nor does the Gospel dissolve the civil and natural relations and obligations men are in and under to one another, it confirms and secures them; but the sense is, that G-d, in calling, justifying, and saving men, is no respecter of persons, as being high and low, rich and poor, bond or free, servants or masters: He calls, justifies, and saves men of every station and condition of life; in some Heathen nations bond slaves and servants were not admitted, only freemen, to be present at the sacred service, and worship of their deities; but the Gospel makes no such distinction of men in its doctrine, worship, and ordinances, which lie open to all ranks and orders of men.
There is neither male nor female;Among the Heathens also females were not admitted to some of their sacred rites and ceremonies; and among the Jews the males only were concerned in many things both of a civil and religious nature; no female might be heir to an inheritance with a male; females had no share in the civil government, nor in the priesthood; males were to appear three times a year before the L-rd, and, according to their Oral Law, women and servants were exempted; the mark of circumcision, the sign of the covenant made with Abraham and his natural seed, was only upon the males. Between the privileges of men and women there was a great disparity among the Jews. A man might shave his head, and rend his clothes in the time of mourning; a woman was not permitted to do so. A man might impose the vow of nasirate upon his son; a woman could not do this on her daughter. A man might be shorn on account of the nasirate of his father; a woman could not. A man might betroth his daughter; a woman had no such power. A man might sell his daughter; a woman could not. Now under the Gospel dispensation there is no distinction made between male and female as to divine things; as they are alike called by the grace of G-d, they have the same right to Gospel salvation, baptism, the L-rd's supper and fulfilling Prov. 31.
For ye are all one in Messiah Y’Shua;
Being alike chosen in Him, united to Him, redeemed by His blood, justified by His righteousness, regenerated by His Spirit, the children of G-d by faith in Him, and heirs of the same grace and glory, they make, both Jews and Gentiles, bond and free, male and female all equal to His salvation.

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