As the veil of the Temple was torn in two when Jesus died on Calvary, so the dividing wall between Jew and Greek comes tumbling down. Paul would not deny that there are continuing differences in worldly society. Jewish Christians may worship differently from Gentile Christians. Men and women will continue to have certain roles in the family and society. Paul even sees slavery as a tolerable, though not a desirable, state.
Many children remember the wonderful day when they got their first set of glasses.
Suddenly the world becomes a new a beautiful place. Becoming a Christian is like this, Paul says, maybe even more like a blind man seeing for the first time. Therefore, it is pure nonsense for someone to turn back to their former worldview. It would be like throwing away one s glasses and stumbling around again. My brothers and sisters, look to Jesus, look to his Cross, look to his ascension at God s right hand.