The Bible is quite clear about how we're to view worship.

When we come into our worship, we come into the presence of God.

We come into the presence of angels and archangels and the fellowship of all of those

who were the just men made perfect, the commonwealth of heaven,

that our worship experience involves the communion of saints.

Being a part of the church is God's perfect plan for His people.

It's where we find growth and encouragement and exhortation.

And His instructions for His church include a call for unity and fellowship.

Welcome to Re-Doing Your Mind, I'm Lee Webb.

Arcee Sproul is leading us through a study of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians.

His focus today is the end of chapter 3, where Paul wants us to know that in Christ we are all one.

This particular text that I've just read to you includes the portion of it

in which Paul tells us that in Christ there is no Jew or Gentile, no slave, no free, no male,

no female and so on.

This text in recent decades has been the center of enormous controversy

and much mischief has been done with respect to this particular text

just as a similar text in Ephesians and because the focal point of the controversy

has to do with the Apostle's teaching elsewhere,

as well as Peter's teaching elsewhere, that wives are called to be in submission to their husbands.

And we have seen great changes in our day.

Just recently I received a letter where somebody was raising the question

about Ligonier's involvement in the publication of the Reformation Study Bible,

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