1 Peter 2:11–12: Conduct of Resident Aliens
Peter tells believers to live as foreigners and pilgrims, restraining desires that war against the soul and doing visible good among those who do not yet believe. The outcome he names is not vindication now but God glorified when he visits.
Galatians 3:28: One in Christ, No Tiers
Galatians 3:28 grounds Christian identity in union with Christ, not in the divisions people use to rank one another. The verse speaks about standing before God, and it is the ground on which questions about Christian conduct and symbols must be argued.