Woman or man, Jew or gentile, black or white, weak or strong, rich or poor, educated or uneducated—it doesn’t matter, God shows no partiality.
Those of us who proclaim Christ as Lord are all seen as the same in the eyes of the Almighty, together forming the body of Christ. Sure, we all have different gifts and therefore different functions within the body. But He shows no partiality. He welcomes us all and rewards us all the same—with eternal life.
We all began in this world the same - as sinners. Through the miraculous and magnanimous gift of baptism we went down into the water imperfect and came up a new creation, clean of sin and equal to all the others who proudly proclaim themselves "Christian."
This Sunday we celebrate the baptism of our Lord. We should take some time to reflect on how this simple act in water ties us all together into one body, with Christ as the Head of that Body.
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