Galatians 3:28 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.

There is no difference between the Jew or the Greek in the Dispensation of the Grace of God (Eph. 3:2). There is also no difference whether you are bond or free, male or female. “For we are all one in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 12:12,13).” However, this wasn’t always the case. We read in Matthew that Christ commanded His apostles to go only to Jews, while He was on the earth. Also, Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, not the uncircumcision.

When once there was a Difference

Matthew 10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Romans 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Under the Law, the twelve apostles were sent out and commanded to only go unto the Jews, and not the Gentiles. Gentiles could still be saved, but they had to become a Jew. They had to be circumcised according to the covenant of circumcision (Acts 7:8; Gen. 17:9-14). Christ would later tell them in Matthew 28 to go to the nations, but after Israel was saved first. They needed to start in Jerusalem first (Acts 1:8). It was needful for the nation of Israel to be saved first, before they would go to the rest of the nations preaching the gospel of the kingdom, because they were to be a kingdom of priests (Ex. 19:5,6), who would cleanse the nations. They as a nation were to be a light unto the world. God had promised Abraham that He would make him a great nation and that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Gen. 12:1-3). That is, they would be blessed through his seed. Christ, being the Seed, would be their King and the twelve apostles would reign with Him on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Matt. 19:27,28).

Ephesians 2:11-12 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Again, in time past (under the law) the Gentiles were called the uncircumcision, while the Jews were called the circumcision, which we read earlier that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision. He did not come to Gentiles, but to the Jews. They were without Christ, aliens from Israel, and strangers from the covenants. The covenants or oracles of God were given to Israel (Rom. 3:2). They were without hope and without God. But, all of this changed when Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world and revealed the mystery (secret) to the Apostle Paul. That is, the secret of the one Body, where there is no difference.

But Now

Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

We are now brought near by His blood!

Ephesians 2:14-16 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

The Lord Jesus Christ took down that middle wall that was between us (Jews and Gentiles). He had abolished all of the Old Testament ordinances that the law contained by nailing them to His cross (Col. 2:14). We no longer have to be physically circumcised or baptized with water. Instead, we are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands (that is, human hands). We also are baptized with Christ (not water) in baptism as well as risen with Him (Col. 2:11,12). This is speaking of our identification with Christ. By nailing the ordinances to His cross, Christ had made one new man (the Body of Christ), in order to reconcile both (Jew and Gentile) unto God in that one Body. For there is one Body in which we are all baptized into (Eph. 4:5; 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:27).

We read in Romans 3 that we are all sinners. “For by the law is the knowledge of sin (Rom. 3:20).” But, verse 21 continues by saying “But now.” There is some good news. Paul had just explained that there is “none righteous, no not one (Rom. 3:10)” and that we know that we are sinners because of the law. But now, the good news is that “the righteousness of God without the law [apart from the law] is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.”

Romans 3:22-23 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

His righteousness has been offered unto all and conferred upon/granted to/awarded to all those that believe. “For there is no difference.” We have all sinned, and we all continue to come short of His glory, but God has offered eternal life as a free gift (Rom. 6:23; 3:24) to all. The sins of the whole world were paid for by our Savior Jesus Christ. All you have to do to receive that gift, is to just “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved (Acts 16:31).” Believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for all of your sins, was buried, and rose again the third day (1 Cor. 15:1-4). That is the gospel of your salvation (Eph. 1:13). God is no longer counting the world’s sins against them. That doesn’t mean that you’re saved yet. You have to believe the gospel in order for God’s righteousness to be imputed (counted) to you. When you believe this gospel, then you are made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. 5:21) and have eternal life!