Eternally Grateful
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Again, disagree with youThose verses apply not to Jews, but to all people who have the Faith of Abraham.
Romans 2:28-29 NKJV - "For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God."
We must have the same Faith that Abraham had BEFORE he was physically circumcised. Why? Because his physical circumcision is demonstrative of his Spiritual Circumcision. This is what the ENTIRE Bible revolves around. Below I use the NLT because it makes the Scriptures ultra-clear. That said, use your own translation of choice for the passages below . . . they're all good (even the Catholic and JW Bibles speak of this Plan very, very clearly).
Romans 4:12 NLT - "And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised."
Galatians 3:9, 14 NLT - "So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. ... 14 Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith."
These passages are showing the True Gospel, but few are aware of this Plan that Paul so clearly writes out.
as paul said in Romans 11. He is not done with Israel