There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female,

for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3, verse 28.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

One in Christ was written by Lisa M. Samra and read by Rochelle Troub.

Galatians chapter 3, verses 26 through 29. So in Christ Jesus, you are all children of God

through faith. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female,

for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.

One in Christ, written by Lisa M. Samara.

Phyllis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, used biblical themes to persuade

believers in Jesus to abolish slavery.

Born around 1753 in Western Africa, Wheatley was sold to a slave trader at only seven years of age.

Quickly distinguishing herself as a remarkable student, she finally secured her emancipation

in 1773. In her poems and correspondence, Wheatley pressed her readers to embrace the scriptural

affirmation of the equality of all people. She wrote, In every human breast, God has implanted a principle which we call love of freedom.

It is impatient of oppression and pants for deliverance,

and the same principle lives in us.

Equality before God is a truth emphasized by Paul

when he wrote in Galatians 8,

there is neither Jew nor Gentile,

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