Richard Longenecker states in reference to Gal. 3:28, “The passage clearly suggests that on the basis of this new and objective reality a whole new set of attitudes and reactions are to be ours as Christians as we seek to express this reality in the Church and in society.”23 The new attitudes and reactions implied by the passage seem to point not to equality, at least in terms of sameness or fairness, as much as to a profound love for and acceptance of one another that binds the community together as one.
