"A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God" Verses 28-29. What Paul is saying here echoes what God told Peter in Acts 10 and is confirmed by the counsel at Jerusalem in Acts 15. It is what God does in us, the change brought about by the acceptance of Jesus as Lord (Romans 19:9-10). Without a change of heart, anything on the outside is just a disguise.
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