To the church of God at Corinth, 

to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, 

called as saints, 

with all those 

in every place 

who call 

on the name 

of Jesus Christ our Lord - both their Lord and ours.

1 Corinthians 1:2 CSB

Can you feel Paul's warm embrace from down the centuries?

Feel his inclusion?

He's not worried about where we're from, where we are, what we look like, what we've been through, what we're facing, what the world thinks of us or how it ranks us. He doesn't negate or write off any of those things as unimportant, simply if you call Jesus Lord, you've been sanctified, actually this is a verb so being sanctified, being made holy ("hagiazo" to make holy, to consecrate, set apart, purify...it's done and being done), made holy and being made holy at the same time. 

Included.

Wrapped in.

This is a picture of God's love and the community that He wants.

Included.

Wrapped in.

Holy and being made holy.

The community he wants us to be in, and the community he wants us to be. 

Including.

Wrapping in.

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