It is important that we do not take these other passages too far in applying them. There are still distinctions in the world and in the church, however, in salvation there is no distinction. All have to come though Jesus Christ. All must fight sin. The Jews had an advantage of the scriptures, but they still must die to old self and put on the new. It did not matter who had advantage in this world and who did not. All must put off the old self and put on the new self in Christ. It is easy for us to fall into the trap Paul is writing about here. We can look at those in the world or new Christians and say “This is for you.”, however, the putting off of the old self and putting on the new self is something we have to do for our whole lives. It is something we continually look for Christ to help us do. It is not for others. It is for you.
