For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
Consider, for the moment, that circumcision is an outward sign that an individual is a Jew. What outward signs mark me as a Christian? Is it the cross that I wear? No, that is a common piece of jewelry. Is it attendance at a Christian church on a regular basis? No more than sleeping weekly in the garage makes me a car. It's not even living that list of behaviors in Ephesians 4:17-32.
No, it is living that life of hope that Peter speaks of in 1 Peter 3:15 and being able to provide the reason for that hope with gentleness and respect.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 3
Mid-day: 119:65-72
Evening: Psalm 78
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