OVERVIEW OF CIRCUMCISION
By Dennis Schmidt 12/2006
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This paper discusses circumcision. Circumcision is an Israelite rite
representing spiritual purification of the heart that every Jewish boy must do.
Abraham was the father of faith for all nations first before the law of
circumcision. Circumcision does not precede faith. All scriptures are from the King James'
Bible.
INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:
THEME: God wants men
to worship Him in truth and with a right spirit. God does not want a fleshly attempted to keep
the laws of Moses.
PURPOSE: There is a parallel to baptism and circumcision of having a pure
heart.
KEY VERSE:
WHO:
God written mostly by Bible authors Moses, Luke, John, and Paul
TO WHOM: Elected Christians
WHAT: God wants a circumcision of the heart and not of the flesh.
WHY:
The grace of God through faith has saved the believer, not the fleshly keeping
of laws.
WAY: God wants a
circumcision of the heart and not of the flesh
WHEREAS:
WHERE: on earth
WHEN: On the eight day after birth the males are to
be circumcised.
WHILE: Jewish people observe
circumcision law of Moses.
PAPER OUTLINE:
I)
GOD'S COMMANDS CIRCUMCISION AS TOKEN OF COVENANT:
II)
ABRAHAM & ISHMAEL CIRCUMCISION:
III)
ISAAC CIRCUMCISION:
IV)
MOSES WAS GOING TO BE KILLED BY GOD FOR NOT CIRCUMCISING HIS SONS:
V)
GOD WILL DO A CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART:
VI)
CIRCUMCISION OF HEART TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL HEART AND NEIGHBOR:
VII)
PROPHETS TEACH WE ARE TO HAVE A CIRCUMCISION OF HEART:
VIII)
JOSHUA CIRCUMCISED MALES BEFORE THEY WENT INTO PROMISE LAND:
IX)
JESUS CIRCUMCISION:
X)
NEW TESTAMENT CIRCUMCISION TEACHINGS:
XI)
JESUS TEACHING VALUE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS VERSUS CIRCUMCISION LAW:
XII)
DISAGREEMENT, IN EARLY CHURCH, OF GOSPEL OF JESUS TO THE GENTILES:
XIII)
DISAGREEMENT, IN EARLY CHURCH, OF GENTILES BEING CIRCUMCISED:
XIV)
EARLY CHURCH TEACHING GENTILES DO NOT NEED TO BE CIRCUMCISED:
XV)
PAUL HAD ONE GENTILE DISCIPLE CIRCUMCISED TO APPEASE JEWS:
XVI)
JEWISH BELIEVERS FALSELY CLAIM PAUL TEACH JEWS NOT
TO CIRCUMCISE:
XVII)
JEWISH BELIEVER LEADERSHIP TOLD PAUL TO SHOW HE OBSERVES MOSES LAW:
XVIII)
JEWS FALSELY CLAIM PAUL TOOK GENTILES IN
XIX)
PAUL'S TEACHING ON CIRCUMCISION TO GENTILES:
XX)
JEWS SHOULD NOT BECOME GENTILES NOR GENTILES BECOME
JEWS:
XXI)
XXII)
TRUE CIRCUMCISION IS OF THE HEART:
XXIII)
PAUL'S CIRCUMCISION AND WHY HE DOES NOT TEACH GENTILE CIRCUMCISION:
XXIV)
GOD'S CIRCUMCISION, IS OF THE HEART, TO BELIEVERS
IN CHRIST JESUS:
XXV)
CIRCUMCISION AND BAPTISM PARALLELS AS SEEN IN
I)
GOD'S COMMANDS CIRCUMCISION AS TOKEN OF COVENANT:
II)
ABRAHAM & ISHMAEL CIRCUMCISION:
III)
ISAAC CIRCUMCISION:
IV)
MOSES WAS GOING TO BE KILLED BY GOD FOR NOT CIRCUMCISING HIS SONS:
V)
GOD WILL DO A CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART:
VI)
CIRCUMCISION OF HEART TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL HEART AND NEIGHBOR:
Deuteronomy
10:16-19 Jesus second commandment is to love your neighbor
as our self.
VII)
PROPHETS TEACH WE ARE TO HAVE A CIRCUMCISION OF HEART:
VIII)
JOSHUA CIRCUMCISED MALES BEFORE THEY WENT INTO PROMISE LAND:
IX)
JESUS CIRCUMCISION:
X)
NEW TESTAMENT CIRCUMCISION TEACHINGS:
XI)
JESUS TEACHING VALUE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS VERSUS CIRCUMCISION LAW:
XII)
DISAGREEMENT, IN EARLY CHURCH, OF GOSPEL OF JESUS TO THE GENTILES:
XIII)
DISAGREEMENT, IN EARLY CHURCH, OF GENTILES BEING CIRCUMCISED:
XIV)
EARLY CHURCH TEACHING GENTILES DO NOT NEED TO BE CIRCUMCISED:
XV)
PAUL HAD ONE GENTILE DISCIPLE CIRCUMCISED TO APPEASE JEWS:
Acts
16:1 Paul did not circumcise every disciple. See Titus example below.
XVI)
JEWISH BELIEVERS FALSELY CLAIM PAUL TEACH JEWS NOT
TO CIRCUMCISE:
XVII)
JEWISH BELIEVER LEADERSHIP TOLD PAUL TO SHOW HE OBSERVES MOSES LAW:
XVIII)
JEWS FALSELY CLAIM PAUL TOOK GENTILES IN
XIX)
PAUL'S TEACHING ON CIRCUMCISION TO GENTILES:
XX)
JEWS SHOULD NOT BECOME GENTILES NOR GENTILES BECOME
JEWS:
XXI)
XXII)
TRUE CIRCUMCISION IS OF THE HEART:
XXIII)
PAUL'S CIRCUMCISION AND WHY HE DOES NOT TEACH GENTILE CIRCUMCISION:
XXIV)
GOD'S CIRCUMCISION, IS OF THE HEART, TO BELIEVERS
IN CHRIST JESUS:
XXV)
CIRCUMCISION AND BAPTISM PARALLELS AS SEEN IN
Both baptism
and circumcision are rites representing spiritual purifications of the heart. Baptism, in the name of Jesus, clearly is a identification with every act of Jesus. This is shown in the
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