Galatians 3

There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 NRSV

If there is no longer a social structure in Christ, then arguments about who is allowed to have authority over whom are irrelevant. Christ is our authority now. Do not presume to order others around because of their station.

If there is no longer a racial barrier in Christ, then arguments about cultural differences, family history, and skin color are irrelevant. We are one race. We are one family. Do not presume to divide one from another; be without borders.

If there is no male or female in Christ, then arguments pertaining to gender are irrelevant. We are genderless in His sight.

Do you presume to call upon the law of Moses to condemn your neighbor? We have been redeemed, traded out from under the law in Christ. In fact,

...now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian.
Galatians 3:25‭, ‬NRSV

Do you presume to condemn those who choose to resist a rule they find unjust? I suppose you then must condemn Shadrach, Mishach, and Abednego, who would not bow to a dictator (Daniel 3). I suppose you then must condemn the gospel writers, who defied even one another when pressed to compel the new Gentile converts to obey the law of Moses (Galatians 2). I suppose you then must condemn Christ himself, who defied the religious authorities by healing (John 5) and gathering grain (Matthew 12).

Do you presume to condemn those who refuse to punish those rule breakers? Then you must condemn Christ himself, who refused to condemn the woman caught in adultery. (John 8)

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye.
Matthew 7:5 NRSV

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