“在这一方面,并不分希腊人和犹太人,受割礼的和未受割礼的,未开化的人和西古提人,奴隶和自由人,唯有基督是一切,也在一切之内。”
歌罗西书 3:11
“a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.”
Colossians 3:11
When Paul wrote to the first-century church at Colossae, he was well aware of the diversity of its members. He reminded them (Colossians 3:11). In a group where surface as well as deeper differences could easily divide people, Paul urged them to “clothe [themselves] with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (v. 12). And over all these virtues, he told them to put on love “which binds them all together in perfect unity” (v. 14).
Putting these principles into practice may often be a work in progress, but that is what Jesus calls us to. What we as believers hold in common is our love for Him. On that basis, we pursue understanding, peace, and unity as members of the body of Christ.
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