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Nothing was more elemental to Jewish identity, nor more distinguishing of the boundary between Jew and Gentile than circumcision. It was a mark, in the flesh, of one's belonging (or not) to the people of YHWH, long before obedience to Torah was possible.
Yet Paul here Paul declares that even circumcision is of no special value in bringing one near to God. It is a circumcision of the heart that matters, not flesh. A declaration that opens to door for all humanity to share the inheritance of Israel.
The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:
Romans 2:25-29 (NRSV)Want to connect? You can send e-mail here.
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Understanding the Bible 41: What Must I Do to Be Saved? Or Why We Are All Semi-Pelagianists at Heart
Understanding the Bible 40: The Early Church’s Struggle for Unity
Understanding the Bible 39: Was Jesus Divine? – The Development of Trinitarian Theology
Understanding the Bible 38: The What and Why of Christian Worship
Understanding the Bible 37: On Spiritual Gifts and the Demystifying Thereof…
Understanding the Bible 36: Who Is the Holy Spirit?
Understanding the Bible 35: The Community of Radical Inclusion
Understanding the Bible 34: Saved by Works, Faith, or Adoption?
Understanding the Bible 33: Paul – How a Zealous Pharisee Became Jesus’s Apostle to the Gentiles
Understanding the Bible 32: “You Will Be My Witnesses!” – The Church Begins
Understanding the Bible 31: Explaining the Atonement – How the Cross Saved the World!
Understanding the Bible 30: Jesus’s Last Supper and the Sacrament of Communion
Understanding the Bible 29: The Crucifixion – God Loves His Enemies
Understanding the Bible 28: How We Misunderstand the Cross
Understanding the Bible 27: Who Truly Belongs to the Community of Salvation?
Understanding the Bible 26: Jesus’s Parables and the Story of a Sower
Understanding the Bible 25: A Case Study in Making a Difference!
Understanding the Bible 24: The Transfiguration and Jesus’s Messianic Identity
Understanding the Bible 23: Demons, Exorcisms and the Reality of Evil
Understanding the Bible 22: Why It Matters Jesus Can Calm a Storm at Sea
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