ALL IN ALL

The ground is level at the foot of the cross ...

Put on the new self, which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it - a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, and free ... but Christ is all, and in all. Colossians 3:10-11

People are obviously diverse when it comes to their physical, mental, economic, and social status in the world. But Jesus tears down every barrier and accepts anyone who comes to Him. 

True Christianity builds bridges ... not walls.

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through Him, we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Ephesians 2:17-18

The redeemed soul lives in a new environment where all racial, national, religious, cultural, and social distinctions are no more. Christ is now all that matters and 'in' all who believe. 

Wuest - One heart now beats in all. The pulsating life of the Lord Jesus is the motive power. One mind guides all, the mind of Christ. One life is lived by all, the life of the Lord Jesus produced by the Holy Spirit in the various circumstances and relations of each individual believer’s experience.

All true believers live before God equally, both in duty and privilege. Jesus is their 'all in all' ... their only Lord and Saviour ... the Way, the Truth, and the Life ... the Alpha and Omega ... the Beginning and the End. 

Don't allow organized religion and the doctrines of men to keep you from an intimate relationship with Christ. 

Oswald Chambers - Christianity is a passionate devotion to Jesus Christ. Every other kind of so-called 'Christian experience' is detached from His Person. There is no regeneration - no being born again into the kingdom in which Christ lives and reigns. There is only the idea that He is a 'pattern'. Today He is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion - a mere example. Jesus is infinitely more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God!

He is our 'Cornerstone', the foundation upon which practical Christianity rests. A right understanding of the supremacy of Jesus Christ is vital to a right understanding of justification and sanctification. If you earnestly desire to live in obedience to His will, worship Him as Lord of all.