No ethnic or religious group identity can absolve anyone from evil. “For there is no distinction”—meaning no difference between one people group and another—“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”11 By telling the truth that all people sin, Paul dealt his first blow against tribalism. Second, Paul told the truth that being “in Christ Jesus” is a new identity that transcends other group identities. “In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were
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