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According to the explained Covenantal Theology of the New Testament, the practice of circumcision, isn't from the Abraamic Covenant
So,
Galatians2:3-5
Galatians 2:21
[The law cannot bring righteousness
Galatians 3:6-7
[Abraam equated with faith, not law
Galatians 3:8
[The nations, context...
I'm not going to look up your flood of verses. If you had really wanted me to read them, you would have quoted them, and you probably would have picked fewer but more pointed choices.
Here are my points.
Jesus was born a Jew, the son of a Jewish mother. That means he would have followed the...
LOL What is this? Galatians2:3-5 Surely I must have my head on backward! Doesn't it define you not us?
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the...
1 Corinthians 4:4
1 Corinthians 4:8
Galatians2:3-5
The Scripture continually refutes your argument, and clearly explains the works in the context of faith.
Here is an article on the subject:
Galatians versus Acts: The Jerusalem Council & Apostolic Decree
And another:
http://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/17/17-4/17-4-pp239-242_JETS.pdf
How many brothers did Jesus have? Are we to assume these all to be literal brothers?
Philippians 1:14
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.
Philippians 1:13-15 (in Context) Philippians 1 (Whole...
The Epstile of James is in complete harmony with the Epistles of Paul. But you need both to understand the truth. Remember, Paul wrote about 1/2 of the New Testament, and James wrote one Epistle.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is...
Quick little info:
Who was Titus?
"Titus, a Gentile Christian, was a fellow traveling companion and missionary during Paul's second mission (2 Corinthians 8:23; 12:18; Galatians2:3).
Titus figured prominently in the decision of the Jerusalem Conference, when the issue of circumcision was...