GINOLJC, to all.
first thanks for your reply. second, God, the Lord Jesus taugh all men the NEW BIRTH after this physical death, the Hebrews are just a Johnny come latley.
Disagree.
he taught it in Genesis 2:3 and explianed it to the nation of Israel fully in Exodus 23:12.
Disagree.
the same with circumcision,
Disagree.
Deuteronomy 10:16 "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked".
Already covered that;
The ACT of MAN is Foreskin Circumcision.
The ACT of GOD is Heart Circumcision.
It represents A BONDED Agreement Between
A man and Thee Lord God.
as the apostle Paul as before pointed it out.
Romans 2:28 "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Already covered; Jesus' Came to REVEAL knowledge "not Known" to the Jews.
"Not Known" ? Correct.
Hebrews has Historically been calling on the Name of the LORD.
Men from Judah, (Jews) Historically been calling on the Name of the LORD.
Revealing of Jesus IN Judea.
Jesus' Prophetic travels and Ministry.
Jesus choosing Jews to teach His Word.
Introduction of the TERM "LOST Sheep".
Descendants, who no fault of their own,
...having become LOST to the Word of God.
Jesus' crucifixion.
Jesus' appointed Apostles (teachers) carrying on Jesus' ministry, and Knowledge Jesus revealed To Them; Jews primarily in Judea, and surrounding areas.
Matt 15
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24] But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Gentiles were NOT LOST. They had NOT primarily been INCLUDED.
The LOST had been INCLUDED, and then BECAME LOST.
Romans 2:29 "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".
An OTHER, both JEW (Saul) and GENTILE (Paul) by Descent, was Appointed by Jesus, to Minister and Teach (primarily) Gentiles;
ABOUT God, ABOUT the Son of God, ABOUT the KNOWLEDGE of MYSTERIES, previously UNKNOWN to the Children of Israel.
ONE of those TEACHINGS, was ABOUT, Circumcision.
Hebrews/Jews KNEW of the Foreskin Circumcision....
Paul was REVEALING: TO GENTILES (and any listening Jews);
Foreskin circumcision does not MAKE A MAN a JEW, nor DOES Foreskin circumcision MAKE ANY MAN SAVED.
It is the ACT OF GOD, sealing the Relationship between A MAN and THEE Lord God, by and through CHRIST JESUS, with a Spiritual Circumcision of THe HEART.
men was circumcised and holding God feasts before Israel was even a nation. so the Jews have nothing on no one. or anyone else, vice versa.
Well aware of what "MEN" were doing, and "WHO" those "MEN" were.
The WHOLE THEME of Scripture from the Beginning of Man-KIND of thing...
IS ABOUT:
Man being created "very good".
Man falling away from his "very good" status.
Men being "DIVIDED", BY GOD, regarding:
A RECONCILED MAN, unto GOD...
AND
An UNRECONCILED MAN, without God.
If you are a GENTILE, ya, the Jews do have "something on you"... A LONG HISTORY OF THEIR ANCESTORS "CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD".
It is JEWS, along with the Others of the TWELVE Tribes of Israel, whose NAMES shall be IN Stone IN Christ the Lords KINGDOM.
Rev 21
[12] And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Gentiles BECOME INCLUDED, by Becoming ADOPTED BY Abraham, by and through Promise, and ACCEPTANCE of Christ Jesus, by and through the Grace of God, and the individual mans AGREEMENT to Call on the Name of the Lord, in a True Confession of Belief, which inturn EFFECTS the Power of God to Transform the man and SEAL the man forever unto Thee Lord God Almighty.
Without the Steadfast Faithfulness of Particular Hebrews, particular Jews...
Gentiles (like many ARE), would still be wandering through their natural life worshiping statutes as their god.
IF you ARE a Gentile, and have called on the Lords Name in Belief and Become Converted...Good for you. You are accounted among the FEW Gentiles who have accomplished having a Relationship with Thee Lord God and SEAL of God upon you.
The Children of Israel are NOT Forgotten:
THEY (like EVERY MAN), have Consequences to endure, decisions to make, TO SUBMIT and Become Spiritually "Divided" and Transformed BY, Through, IN, WITH "the WHOLE Word of God" or Forever become "Separated" from Thee Lord God Almighty.
The Flood was a TIME of "Separating" the "Divided".
The end of days that we know, shall be a TIME of Tribulation, completing the "DIVISION"
And
The GREAT Tribulation, completing the "SEPARATION", as foretold for "those days".
Glory to God,
Taken