boil it down

Galatians 3

23 Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us,

we were placed under guard by the law.

We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.

  24 Let me put it another way.

The law was our guardian until Christ came;

it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.

25 And now that the way of faith has come,

we no longer need the law as our guardian.
  

26 For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ,

like putting on new clothes.

28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile,

slave or free,

male and female.

For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children* of Abraham.

You are his heirs,

and God's promise to Abraham belongs to you.

So can I boil down what Paul is saying here to the Christ followers who live in Galatia - & to us?

If we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah,

the One who has made a way for us to be reconciled with God,

then we are connected to God who now considers us His children.

iow, our connection with God comes through faith in Jesus,

iow, we don't & can't work our way into God's good graces.

And if we believe in Jesus, then we are bound to each other too,

& there is no differentiation between us,

one type of person is not better or worse than the other,

iow, we are all equals in the sight of God.

We are His children by faith.

And we're all equals.

Hmmmmmm...