I took part in a small group discussion last Sunday afternoon. The phrase, "to be clothed in Christ" came up, and has stayed with me. In Galatians 3:27, the Apostle Paul used the phrase to remind those with him, and now us, that once we take on the mantle of Christ, we must strive to no longer focus on the differences between people, but rather live in relationship. This is not saying everyone must be Christian; God has created a multi-faith, multi-cultural world that should be celebrated, not feared. "Clothed in Christ" is about how we Christians should view those around us - that is, we are all are part of God's universal love, and through this love we can experience oneness. Lines of demarcation are no longer needed. As the psalmist sang in Psalm 16:6, "The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places..."
May it be so.
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