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If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won`t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?
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Heart Over Ritual
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse champions inward reality over outward ceremony. Paul argues that a person's obedience and heart condition are what matter to God, not external rites like circumcision. As Charles Spurgeon notes, this principle refutes any idea that grace is automatically attached to a ceremony. True faith is an internal work of the Spirit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore if the uncircumcision. If those who are not circumcised, that is, the Gentiles.
Keep the righteousness of the law
Keep (φυλασση). Present subjunctive with εαν, condition of third class, mere supposition like that in verse 25, "keep on keeping" …
19th Century
Anglican
This section forms a connecting link with the opening of the next chapter. “The characteristic mark and badge of the Jew has two sides: one outward…
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Baptist
If this principle were fully recognized everywhere, it would certainly put an end to all that notion of sacramentarianism that some hold. It is not…
If the law was the major distinctive of the Jews, a close second was circumcision. As with the law, so with circumcision, the nation was guilty of …
16th Century
Protestant
If then the uncircumcision, etc. This is a very strong argument. Everything is subordinate to its ultimate purpose. Circumcision is orient…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore if the uncircumcision keep These words are spoken hypothetically; if any such persons could be found among…
No forms, ordinances, or notions can profit without regenerating grace, which will always lead to seeking to partake of the righteousness of God by…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that the doers of the law are justified even without being hearers, which pertained to the Gentiles, the Apostle now shows …
