One in Christ
“Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.” – Colossians 3:11 The church is God’s way of modeling to the world the realities of His Kingdom. Though we often get lost in our 21st century perception of institutions that center around cool worship, a fancy building, and great preaching, the truth is that this is not the essence of the church. Just like it was then, the purpose of the body of believers is to bring the Lord’s heart to earth and to demonstrate, in action, the values of our Savior. This is why, in a society fractured by the ravages of prejudice, the church is the only true hope for reconciliation and healing. Though we might not think about it, the world into which Jesus was born was filled with its own brand of
