Color-Blind

God is color-blind. In Jesus Christ all racial, religious, social, and cultural barriers are destroyed.

Palestine, twenty centuries ago, was a divided land much like it is today. Division on the basis of race, social standing, and sex were all present, but the gospel of Jesus Christ was designed to destroy those barriers, making us “color-blind”. The apostle Paul wrote that for Christians “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). The lesson was, and continues to be, a difficult one to learn.

The disciples had difficulty with the concept of equality. When they found Jesus talking with the Samaritan woman they were amazed. They were amazed because she was a Samaritan, and because she was a woman (John 4:27). Women were second class citizens in Palestine. Further, the Jews were to have no association with those of other races (Acts 10:28). Jesus did not accept the prejudice of the day. He was color-blind in that respect. He had come to seek and to save the lost regardless of sex, ethnic origin, or social standing. His was indeed a new message.

Peter had trouble becoming truly color-blind. It was necessary for God to provide a miraculous vision before that apostle could accept the fact that God was “no respecter of person” (Acts 10:34). Even after he learned this important principle he had difficulty with it. On one occasion Paul had to rebuke him for his prejudicial conduct toward Gen­tiles (Galatians 2:11-12).

But, we should not be too hard on Peter. How many of us have shown a similar prejudice toward others and not been color-blind ourselves? Folks, God is color-blind. He is no respecter of persons. Those who follow His Son must also be color-blind. In Jesus Christ all racial, religious, social, and cultural barriers are destroyed (Colossians 3:11). Jesus Christ died for all men (John 3:16)!

God and His people look beyond the externals. Every man is made in God’s image and deserves to hear the salvation provided through Christ. Are you a Christian?

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