It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Freedom is precious - much too precious to throw away. The issue is not so much circumcision as what it stands for.
Why?
Circumcise or not circumcise is not relate to Jesus Christ but it is the regulation of the Law. Christians are free for Jesus and have released us from the burden of sins and the Law. This is the grace of the Lord, we should keep this faith and obey God's word, for we are the heir of the Lord through faith in Christ.
How?
For the faith in Christ, we are righteousness for which we hope.
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