Tothalordbeallglory
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You might want to read what paul wrote concering such a manner .How can it be "anyone" when circumcision of the heart" follows circumcision of the flesh which was the requirement God placed upon Abraham and his Hebrew seed. If Jesus fulfilled the Law - and He did - and the Law required a sacrifice yearly to atone for the sins of the children of Israel under the Law, and Jesus fulfilled the Law and its requirements upon the children of Israel, then as substitute for the animal sacrifice Jesus sacrificed Himself for those under the Law to atone for the sins of the children of Israel finally, eternally. Thus, Saul's words in Galatian letter to Jewish Christians is fulfilled:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Gal. 4:4–5.
Now you know for whom Christ died. He died to redeem those under the Law and those under the Law are the children of Israel ONLY.
Now, how can you refute God's Word above?
Answer: You can't.
You seem to be trying to put gentiles back under something . gentiles mind you .
As concerning the gentiles we have written no such thing .
What did paul warn the church concerning those who were saying LEST ye be circumsized you cannot be saved .
It sure seems like you might be doing exactly what paul was warning against .
The law required Circumsion of the flesh , and yet remember abraham .
I am not against the circumsion of the flesh
but it seems as though you preach this message as a NECESSITY .
That commandment was never given to the gentiles .
Now because of the jews , not because timothy had to be , paul had timothy circumsized , because they knew his father was a greek
But it seems to me that you are pushing the idea of us becoming a jew and adhering to the law .
Again i am not against the idea of circumsion , but the idea of a MUST DO for gentiles in order to have the heart circumsized .
I mean look at what you wrote . You said circumsion of the heart FOLLOWS a TO DO circumsion of the flesh .
I know of many gentiles , including timothy WHOSE HEARTS had been cirumcized BY CHRIST , long before timothy
had ever been circumsized by paul in the flesh . You might wanna start to reconsider things my friend .
The law itself is spirtual and true circumsion is that of the heart and not the flesh . Though again i am not against the idea
of fleshly circumsion , i just know and understand its not a necessity to be saved .