Spirit Circumcision
March 6, 2022
- Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- Deuteronomy 10:16
- Deuteronomy 30:6
- Genesis 13:15
- Genesis 15:18
- Genesis 15:6
- Genesis 17:24
- Genesis 17:8
- Jeremiah 4:4
- Jeremiah 9:26
- Revelation 20:4-6
- Romans 2:17-29
- Romans 3:20
- Romans 3:28
- Abram
- Circumcision
- Faith
- Gentiles
- Jews
- Prophecy
- Righteousness
- Sin
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Romans 2:17-29 / Common English Bible
Jews will be judged as well
17 But,
if you call yourself a Jew;
if you rely on the Law;
if you brag about your relationship to God;
18 if you know the will of God;
if you are taught by the Law so that you can figure out the things that really matter;
19 if you have persuaded yourself that you are:
a guide for the blind;
a light to those who are in darkness;
20 an educator of the foolish;
a teacher of infants (since you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the Law);
21 then why don’t you who are teaching others teach yourself?
If you preach, “No stealing,” do you steal?
22 If you say, “No adultery,” do you commit adultery?
If you hate idols, do you rob temples?
23 If you brag about the Law, do you shame God by breaking the Law? 24 As it is written: The name of God is discredited by the Gentiles because of you.[a]
25 Circumcision is an advantage if you do what the Law says. But if you are a person who breaks the Law, your status of being circumcised has changed into not being circumcised. 26 So if the person who isn’t circumcised keeps the Law, won’t his status of not being circumcised be counted as if he were circumcised? 27 The one who isn’t physically circumcised but keeps the Law will judge you. You became a lawbreaker after you had the written Law and circumcision. 28 It isn’t the Jew who maintains outward appearances who will receive praise from God, and it isn’t people who are outwardly circumcised on their bodies. 29 Instead, it is the person who is a Jew inside, who is circumcised in spirit, not literally. That person’s praise doesn’t come from people but from God.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:24 Isa 52:5 LXX
Hello Kingdom Family,
Welcome to another year of studying God’s Word with Hill-Tran Ministries. Our new message series is titled “Romans: I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel?” We are starting a thorough study of the Book of Romans. Many theologians and scholars claim that the Book of Romans is the most important in all of scripture. This week, our message is titled “Spirit Circumcision.” Our message today is focused on Romans 2:17-29. We hope you are challenged and encouraged to grow deeper in your faith because of the Book of Romans.
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Hill-Tran Ministries
Here is the video of the pre-recorded message from Pastor Harold Long.
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