Look, I, Paul, am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, having Christ won’t help you. Again I swear to every man who has himself circumcised that he is required to do the whole Law. You people who are trying to be made righteous by the Law have been estranged from Christ. You have fallen away from grace! We eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness through the Spirit by faith. Being circumcised or not being circumcised doesn’t matter in Christ Jesus, but faith working through love does matter. (Galatians 5:2-6, CEB)
It seems interesting to me that Paul says if you are circumcised then you have to follow all of the law, but then he says that being circumcised or not being circumcised doesn’t matter in Christ Jesus.
And of course, it doesn’t matter if you are circumcised or not and Paul isn’t saying that if you are circumcised for no reason but because you are doing it for the understanding of the Law. If you do it because the Law says you must, then you have to follow all of the Law. Not that that would get you anything anyhow. but…
What matters is love. Love all. That simple.
Loving People. Loving God.
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