"Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God."
In the first part of today' quote Paul makes it clear that being a Jew means nothing as it relates to the children of God. (The "circumcised" are Jews and the "uncircumcised" are Gentiles.) God's commandment to the Jews was that they were to be circumcised. The Gentiles were never subjected to such a commandment.
In the second part of the quote Paul instructs us that, no matter what our station in life might be, we are to use that station to honor and glorify God.
We should make note that the two "great" commandments that Jesus gave to His people, were: "This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:38-40)~
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