And the will reads....
In Christ's family, there is no room for division - we just cannot set one group or person up against another. No room for slave or free - but for both. No room for male or female - but for both. No room for Jew or Gentile - but for both. All are equal in Christ - all are in common relationship WITH Jesus. None of us gets into relationship WITH Christ by any unique means, nor are we held closer to his heart by anything we can claim as our "right" or "position". I like how scripture describes it - as long as the heir (that is us) is a minor, there is no advantage he or she possesses over the slave in the household. Legally, the minor may "own" the inheritance, but he or she still has to come of age in order to inherit it. In the meantime, there is this "maturation" process which occurs under the tutelage of an appointed tutor and administrator of the inheritance. The purpose of the tutor or the administrator is to guide, direct and dete