Galatians 3:26-28
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Application: 

Those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. Here, Paul speaks of spiritual baptism, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is shared by all believers (see 1 Cor 12:13). Jesus himself baptizes believers “with the Holy Spirit” (Matt 3:11). Everyone who puts faith in Christ is baptized into his body and clothed with his righteousness. Spiritual growth is the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit, making our condition equal to our position.

As a result, there is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus. Paul is not saying that these distinctions cease to exist. He is saying that despite our human differences, we are unified because we are one in Christ (3:28). No one is superior to anyone else before God. We all share equally in our relationship with him through Jesus. 

Thus, the Galatians didn’t have to keep the law and undergo circumcision as the Judaizers insisted. They didn’t have to become Jews. The Galatians already belonged to Christ (3:29), since they were “clothed with” him (3:27) and were “one in” him (3:28). Since Christ is the true seed of Abraham (3:16, 19), those united with him by faith are heirs with Christ and, by extension, Abraham’s seed spiritually (3:29; since God still has a plan for the physical seed of Abraham, Rom 11:1).

If you trust in Jesus Christ as the perfect, substitutionary sacrifice for your sins, the same is true of you. You have been justified and have a righteous standing before God because he has clothed you with the righteousness of his Son. Through faith in Christ, you are adopted into God’s family and receive the Holy Spirit, sharing in this relationship with all believers. You cannot earn salvation or grow properly in your walk with the Lord by keeping the law. It is the free gift of God.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1207.

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When God inspires me, I write articles glorifying God. I invite you to view this writing as a Bible study. Like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, I encourage you to search the Scriptures to determine whether what I have written is true. Always consult with your church ministers regarding biblical matters. I am not a professional writer, so there may be some grammatical or spelling errors present. I strive to write as clearly and efficiently as possible. Your brother in Christ, Ricardo.

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