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Question For Christians by DeathStroke007(m): 11:34pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
are you circumcised.?? |
Re: Question For Christians by greatnaija01: 11:38pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
DeathStroke007: COME AND DO IT O..... for more common sense please check what circumcision is in the NEW TESTAMENT. bless ya. 1 Like |
Re: Question For Christians by DeathStroke007(m): 11:38pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. gal.5:2 |
Re: Question For Christians by DeathStroke007(m): 11:39pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
and Jesus you claim to follow was circumcised @#lol# |
Re: Question For Christians by DeathStroke007(m): 11:43pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus according to the Gospel of Luke, which states in verse 2:21 that Jesus was circumcised eight days after his birth Pauline follower you be, not Jesus |
Re: Question For Christians by OLAJADON: 11:56pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
ummmm xpecting their reply
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Re: Question For Christians by facheux: 12:23am On Feb 17, 2016 |
So God was circumsized. Wow Christian belief is bizarre in my humble opinion |
Re: Question For Christians by Medicis(m): 1:38am On Feb 17, 2016 |
DeathStroke007:In 36 C.E. uncircumcised Gentiles were first accepted into the Christian congregation. Though God had prepared the apostle Peter for this dramatic event, Peter and those with him were amazed to see holy spirit poured out on uncircumcised people. (Acts 10:1-16, 34-48) Many other Jewish Christians found this hard to take. In fact, some Jewish Christians, “supporters of circumcision,” criticized Peter for associating with uncircumcised people.— Acts 11:2, 3. Why were these critics disturbed? Because for almost 2,000 years, circumcision had been a sign of a special relationship with God. When Jehovah God commanded Abraham to have all the males in his household circumcised, He said: “It must serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you . . . to time indefinite.” (Genesis 17:10-13) Many centuries later, circumcision was still very important to the Jews. Many of them felt that uncircumcision meant uncleanness. (Isaiah 52:1) They felt that God’s holy people should have no dealings with unclean, uncircumcised Gentiles. In 49 C.E. the apostle Paul was confronted in Syrian Antioch by some of these “supporters of circumcision.” At the end of his first missionary trip, he reported to the congregation there how God “had opened to the [uncircumcised] nations the door to faith.” It seemed clear to him that there was no need for these people of the nations to be circumcised. Certain men from Judea, however, had a different opinion. “Unless you get circumcised according to the custom of Moses,” they asserted, “you cannot be saved.” They felt that circumcision was essential for salvation and that all Gentile converts to Christianity had to get circumcised.—Acts 14:26–15:1. Strong feelings were involved. No doubt they mustered persuasive arguments to support their opinion. How was the peace and unity of the congregation to be maintained? After there had been much discussion of the subject, the congregation in Antioch “arranged for Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem regarding this dispute.” (Acts 15:2) There was no suggestion that in a matter of such gravity, each one was entitled to his own opinion. These Christians had enough humility and loyalty to theocratic order to seek an authoritative decision from their central teaching body.—1 Corinthians 14:33, 40; James 3:17, 18; 1 Peter 5:5, 6. A Decision Made The apostles and older men in Jerusalem (obviously recognized as a governing body in the early Christian congregation) carefully examined the spirit-inspired Scriptures and reviewed how holy spirit had directed things over the previous 13 years. Their decision? For Gentile converts, circumcision was not a prerequisite for salvation. (Acts 15:6-29) Here was a clear directive to take the place of personal opinion. The congregations that heeded this guidance “continued to be made firm in the faith and to increase in number from day to day.” (Acts 16:4, 5) Some persons, though, did not accept the governing body’s decision. They were still convinced that their opinion was correct and that complying with the Mosaic Law was essential for salvation. What would you have done? They became a dangerous, divisive influence among Christians. Take a look at the counsel given by the apostle Paul over the next 15 years as he tried to protect faithful Christians from the influence of such stubbornly opinionated ones. Galatia, Asia Minor, c. 50-52 C.E. The freedom gained by Christians through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was endangered. Fear of persecution by Jewish enemies made some Christians want to impose precepts from the Mosaic Law on fellow Christians. (Galatians 6:12, 13) The apostle Paul reminded the disciples that to take up such Jewish practices as circumcision would be to let themselves “be confined again in a yoke of slavery.” Since they were sinners, none of them could keep the Law perfectly, so they would be condemned by the Law, just as the Jews were. Only Jesus’ sacrifice could make them clean and save them. “If you become circumcised [and thus become obligated to perform the whole Law],” Paul said, “Christ will be of no benefit to you.”—Galatians 5:1-4; Acts 15:8-11. |
Re: Question For Christians by facheux: 1:40am On Feb 17, 2016 |
Interesting. |
Re: Question For Christians by truthmans2012: 10:37am On Feb 17, 2016 |
DeathStroke007: You dabbled into a subject you have no knowledge of. Abraham was commanded by God to circumsise and also for his son. The Jews believed because they were circumsised being Abraham descendant, they are automatically qualified for salvation. Paul was telling them circumcision is not enough qualification for salvation. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Question For Christians by DeathStroke007(m): 11:26am On Feb 17, 2016 |
truthmans2012: no no no no... you wrong.. Paul preached against circumcision .. if you were circumcised ...that means no salvation. if you are not circumcised .. there's salvation.. |
Re: Question For Christians by souljaboi51(m): 6:06pm On Feb 17, 2016 |
islamist bastard ![]() |
Re: Question For Christians by babajeje123(m): 6:30pm On Feb 17, 2016 |
Only jobless ones like the posters will attend to this stupid questions |
Re: Question For Christians by facheux: 1:38am On Feb 18, 2016 |
souljaboi51: I can feel the love |
Re: Question For Christians by Ajibam: 7:53am On Feb 18, 2016 |
babajeje123:Exactly. |
Re: Question For Christians by promisechuks: 9:13am On Feb 18, 2016 |
truthmans2012:Perfect answer! |
Re: Question For Christians by promisechuks: 9:21am On Feb 18, 2016 |
DeathStroke007:Sorry, that why we say you need the holyspirit to understand the gospel. It is not a carnal book like koran filled with lies, atrocities and contradictions. The jews were thinking that cirumcision can give them salvation and they were braging about it thinking that salvation is only for the circumcised. So paul was telling them WHETHER CIRCUMCISION OR NO CIRCUMCISION, that it is NOT A PROFIT to them in christ. In other words, they are not saved because they are circumcised or uncircumcise, but because they believe in christ. 2 Likes |
Re: Question For Christians by souljaboi51(m): 9:59am On Feb 18, 2016 |
are you minding the dumbass promisechuks: |
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