I will be quoting a book that has a lot of credibility to most, maybe you have heard of it?
The Bible. Yeah, pretty big deal.
Here is what The Bible has said about circumcision and what these scriptures mean to me:
1 Corinthians 12:18"But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be."
To me, this is so self explanatory it is ridiculous for anyone to question this or not understand. We were created in God's IMAGE. Perfect.
Romans 2:28-29
28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh . 29But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men , but from God.
I interpret this one to be saying, "It doesn't matter what's on the outside. What matters is on the inside." I know it's cheesy, but pretty much that is what this scripture says. But to dig deeper it also means (to me), you can cut off which ever part of your body you want- but if you are not obedient to the law (in this case, God's Law) it doesn't matter.
Galatians 5:1-4
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
Again I see this one as Christ telling Paul (the Apostle) that if you are circumcising just for the sole purpose of being saved, then there is no point of going through with it. You still have to accept Christ and follow His Law. And I'm pretty sure God would rather you obey his law with a foreskin then chop it off and follow the Devil.
Galatians 5:6 (New American Standard Bible)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
Of course I said this earlier and it is so clearly written here that I don't think it needs explaining.
Galatians 6:12-15 (NIV)"
12Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
In Acts 21, the elders at Jerusalem praised God because Paul was teaching against circumcision (among other things). This is HUGE because so many churches seem to be advocating in favor of circumcision, when, if they'd only read their Bible, they'd realize that the example before them is strongly against circumcision.
ReplyDelete:) Yep, I just think that if it becomes illegal you (general) HAVE to cut all religious ties with the "procedure". Because female circ'ing is illegal but some people practice it as part of religion (I believe I might not be 100% correct). Yet it was made illegal... I also see as many states are ending it being funded by Medicaid which I think is a huge step in the right direction :D
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