Paul went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went from town to town, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily. (Acts 16:1-5, NRSV)
Isn’t it interesting that the man who argued that Greeks did not need to be circumcised has a travel companion of his circumcised so that it doesn’t cause issues with Jews, because they would know that his father was a Greek?
Notice it doesn’t say what Timothy thinks of this. It just says that Paul took him and had him circumcised. This was done so there would be no stumbling block for the message of Christ.
What do we put in the way of us transmitting the message of Christ? You see circumcision is not the issue that saves us, but if it is a hindrance to the message then we need to do something about it.
What is a hindrance for us transmitting the message of the Gospel?
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