No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise does not come from men, but from God. Cross References Deuteronomy 30:6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds." Jeremiah 9:25 "Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised: John 5:44 How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? John 12:43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. Romans 2:27 The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker. Romans 3:1 What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Romans 7:6 But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. 1 Corinthians 7:19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commandments is what counts. 2 Corinthians 3:6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh-- Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. Treasury of Scripture But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. which. 1 Samuel 16:7 1 Chronicles 29:17 Psalm 45:13 circumcision. Deuteronomy 10:16 Deuteronomy 30:6 Jeremiah 4:4 spirit. Romans 2:27 Romans 7:6 Romans 14:17 whose. John 5:44 John 12:43 1 Corinthians 4:5 |
    |