ROMANS 2:25\u201329<\/b><\/p>\n
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised<\/i><\/p>\n
(Romans 2:25)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Circumcision was the sacred cutting rite that marked a male as a member of the household of Israel, but by New Testament times some rabbis had devised the doctrine that a person would be saved if he was circumcised. We have ideas analogous to this in the church today, one example being the belief held by some that simply being baptized or being a member of a church guarantees salvation.<\/p>\n
Automatic salvation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Some Jews believed that circumcision was the passport to heaven. One rabbi wrote, \u201cCircumcision saves from hell.\u201d Another expanded that idea by saying that Abraham sits at the gate of hell and does not allow any circumcised person to go there.<\/p>\n
Unlike the Jews, Paul says that circumcision is of value \u201cif.\u201d Circumcision is the sign of your promise to practice the law. But if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision is of no value.<\/p>\n
Real righteousness required<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Paul returns to his basic point: The only thing that counts on judgment day is real<\/i> righteousness. All the external signs won\u2019t matter. What matters is whether you are obeying the law or not. To drive his point home, Paul continues, \u201cIf those who are not circumcised keep the law\u2019s requirements, will they not he regarded as though they were circumcised?\u201d (Romans 2:26)<\/i>. In other words, if those who are Gentiles do the things of the law by nature, God will honor them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker\u201d (Romans 2:27)<\/i>. Here Paul takes it another step. If the Gentile keeps the law, that will compound the Jew\u2019s guilt, because the Gentile has done more with less light.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
What Paul says about circumcision applies to baptism and church membership today. Observance of external signs without a corresponding inwardly vital faith will only compound your guilt. Where do you put your trust? If you are unsure, talk with your pastor or a trusted Christian friend.<\/p>\n
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