The bedrock of human identity is found in our common creation (we are all created in God’s image and likeness, with equal value and dignity) and in God’s gracious open door to redemption. We are all rebels, but God has opened a way for all people to be saved. When our relationship to God is restored through faith in Christ, we regain our true identity, one that transcends group identities: For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no
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