“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28

Jesus’ work on the cross was the greatest equalizer in all human history.

Jesus was given by God for the poor, the prideful, and the rich—the sick, the broken, the failures—those without identity and without hope! The murderer, liar, thief, sexual deviant—you name it—all have been given the gift! In being in His light, it exposed our darkness but the light did not destroy us for being in darkness, it did not burn or harm us. Jesus filled up what was empty like light filling up a dark room. He brought joy where cynicism had taken hold; softened hearts hardened by years of anger and disappointment; washed what was stained with sin and brought trust where betrayal had created guilt.

Jesus offers reconciliation in the war between race, age, gender, sexuality, status; He exposed every trap ever made and laid throughout society. The cross challenged anything that could pit another against another by equalizing the transgressions of all: making everyone guilty in sin and then equal in forgiveness.

Jesus Christ provided every human being the opportunity to find in others the image of God by serving them—to the ultimate example, on the cross. He did not do this by encouraging what we could do for ourselves or by ourselves, rather, He exclaimed “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it” (Mark 8:34-35).

No person nor institution that has sought to destroy Christianity has survived Jesus’ cross: Rome fell, the USSR fell, the Islamic State fell, America will fall; but the cross will stand. No movement will shake its foundation; no social construct will surpass its purpose; no politics will undermine it; no fires will consume it; no censorship will prevent it being felt in the heart of God’s people. Why? Because we are all one in Christ and Christ is in us—it’s a perfect union that all the world cannot possibly overcome.

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