When Jews and Gentiles (1 Cor.10:32 below) are baptized into Christ by the Holy Spirit they are no longer Jews or Gentiles (Eph.2:16 below); we have become a "new" creature (2 Cor.5:17, Gal.6:15 below); we have BECOME individually, as well as collectively, Jesus' living body (Col.1:24 below), the
The Bible refers to those who are in Christ Jesus as the
The
1 Cor.10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the
1 Cor.1:2 Unto the church of God (1 Cor.10:32 above) which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
1 Cor.15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God (1 Cor.10:32 above).
Gal.1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the
Col.1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His body's sake, which IS the church (1 Cor.10:32, 1 Cor.1:2, 1 Cor.15:9, Gal.I:13 above).
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A New Creature
2 Cor.5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Gal.6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature (2 Cor.5:17 above).
Neither Jews nor Gentiles
Eph.2:16 And that he might reconcile BOTH (Jews and Gentiles) unto God in One Body (the
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