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Galatians 3:26 & 27
"26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."

This season leading up to Easter we are studying the cross and it's profound effect on our world. The last few days we have focused on Jesus's promise to send The Holy Ghost! Along the way I brought up the new book from Rev. Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt titled; "Faith Misused: Why Christianity Is Not Just Another Religion." This book makes the case that the word FAITH did NOT exist BEFORE Jesus Christ's incarnation! It's a compelling case and futher demonstrates YET another way that the Son of God changed the world forever!

There is no record of FAITH in false gods or anything else prior to Jesus Christ! As we read today's verse hold in your heart and mind how unique and revolutionary this word and concept is... "For ye are all the children of God BY FAITH in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." The Apostle Paul is writing to encourage the church in Galatia. He is telling them that essential message we studied last week; we have communion with GOD through His Son and by The Holy Ghost! We no longer needs signs and wonders from without because we NOW have GOD with us in our innermost lives and we get to call Him; "Father." We "are all the children of God BY FAITH in Christ Jesus!" 

"...baptized into Christ have put on Christ." Our baptism makes us all one family. We are clothed in Jesus Christ. Equally loved and equally prized as children of God. Baptism makes us one. People have always made distinction between people. We naturally appreciate the variety of people. God made us in unique forms and fashion. We like to think that one is better than the other, but we are wrong...

You will want to dive deeper into the topics covered in the new book titled FAITH MISUSED. You can find Dr. Schmidt interviewed on the GREAT podcast Issues Etc. Listen to the case for Christians reclaiming of the word “FAITH” from its ambiguous modern uses.  https://issuesetc.org/2022/02/04/0352-faith-and-christianitys-uniqueness-part-1-dr-alvin-schmidt-2-3-22/
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