- uncircumcised in heart:
- The introduction of uncircumcised persons to eat of the peace offerings and oblations, would have been a gross violation of the Mosaic law; but, as there was no law to exclude "the uncircumcised of heart," who were circumcised and ritually clean, this seems to point out a new and different constitution. "And [that] I¹ also¹ have walked²°¹ contraryª unto¹ them, and have broughtª° them into the landª of their enemies;ª° if¹ then²¹ their uncircumcisedª heartsª be humbled,ª° and they then¹ acceptª° of¹ the punishment of their iniquity:ª" {Lev 26:41} + "Circumciseª° therefore¹ the foreskinª of your heart,ª and be no¹ more¹ stiffnecked.ªª°" {Deu 10:16} + "And the LORDª thy Godª will circumciseª°¹ thine heart,ª and the heartª of thy seed,ª to loveª°¹ the LORDª thy Godª with all¹ thine heart,ª and with all¹ thy soul,ª that¹ thou mayest live.ª" {Deu 30:6} + "Circumcise²° yourselves¹ to the LORD,ª and take awayª° the foreskinsª of your heart,ª ye menª of Judahª and inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem:ª lest¹ my furyª come forthª° like fire,ª and burnª° that none¹ can quenchª° [it], becauseª¹ of the evilª of your doings.ª" {Jer 4:4} + "Egypt,ª and Judah,ª and Edom,ª and the childrenª of Ammon,ª and Moab,ª and all¹ [that are] in the utmostª° corners,ª that dwellª° in the wilderness:ª for¹ all¹ [these] nationsª [are] uncircumcised,ª and all¹ the houseª of Israelª [are] uncircumcisedª in the heart.ª" {Jer 9:26} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª" {Act 7:51} + "Forª he isª° notª a Jew,ª which is one outwardly;ªª neitherª [is that] circumcision,ª which is outwardªª inª the flesh:ª ... Butª he [is] a Jew,ª which is one inwardly;ªª andª circumcisionª [is that] of the heart,ª inª the spirit,ª [and] notª in the letter;ª whoseª praiseª [is] notª ofª men,ª butª ofª God.ª" {Rom 2:28-29} + "Inª whomª alsoª ye are circumcisedª° with the circumcisionª made without hands,ª inª putting offª the¹ bodyª of the¹ sinsª of the¹ fleshª byª the¹ circumcisionª of Christ:ª ... Andª you,ª beingª° deadª inª your sinsª andª the¹ uncircumcisionª of yourª flesh,ª hath he quickened togetherª° withª him,ª having forgivenª° youª allª trespasses;ª" {Col 2:11-13}
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