Posts Tagged ‘circumcision’
Daily Light for August 5
Morning Walk in newness of life. Just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.—I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.
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Daily Light for August 5
Daily Light for July 21
Morning What is the value of circumcision? Much in every way.—“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts.”—“If then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham.” Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs.—In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.—You, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses. Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and?.?.?
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Daily Light for July 21
Daily Light for May 17
Morning “I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules.” But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.—Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.?.?.?. If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.—For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.—For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.—Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes
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Daily Light for May 17