Galatians 5:24 (KJV)
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
It seems to me that the summary of this chapter is something like “Not Circumcision but Crucifixion.”
In an earlier verse, we are instructed that circumcision avails nothing.[1]
In verse two, “if ye be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing.”
In verse two, “if ye be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing.”
Circumcision is almost always performed upon an infant.
The deciding parties are the parents, not the patient. It is therefore not possible that this verse implies that anyone circumcised cannot be saved.
The deciding parties are the parents, not the patient. It is therefore not possible that this verse implies that anyone circumcised cannot be saved.
- It is an issue of faith versus works
- It is an issue of trust
Those who trust in their heritage or in their religious law find Christ to be of little value to them. These proponents of legalism ought to be cut off, identified as what they are, false professors, and removed from the fellowship.[2]
We do not need to concern ourselves whether we have been circumcised or uncircumcised in the flesh. What matters is whether we have crucified the flesh in Christ.
[1] Galatians 5:6 (KJV)
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
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Galatians 5:24 (KJV) Not Circumcision but Crucifixion
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