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To: John S. who wrote (19745)	7/28/1998 8:51:00 PM
From: IN_GOD_I_TRUST	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

I know Emile and Robert have taken advantage of the absolutely free, and no obligation eManna. I really enjoyed their last two days post. I felt like some others might lie them, so I'll post them..... The Spiritual Meaning of Circumcision -------------------------Bible Verses (RcV)-------------------------- Genesis 17:10 This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. Colossians 2:11 In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ. Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision,the ones who serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. -------------------------Words of Ministry---------------------------- [Part 1 of 2] These two verses show what circumcision is. Simply put, circumcision is the removal of the flesh. What should be the attitude of those who are circumcised? They should have no confidence in the flesh and should not put their trust in the flesh. Therefore, circumcision deals with man's inherent energy, his natural strength. The greatest problem among God's children is that they do not know what the flesh is! The flesh that many Christians know is merely related to the matter of sin. It is true that the flesh causes us to sin. But the flesh does not cause man to just sin. Romans 8:8 says that "those who are in the flesh cannot please God." This means that the flesh has tried to please God. Many times, the goal of the flesh may not be to try to offend God; its goal may be to try to please God. Romans 7 shows us that the flesh exerts great effort to keep the law, to do good, to do God's will, and to please God. However, it cannot make it. Once our flesh is circumcised, we will not believe in ourselves any longer. We will not be that full of confidence, and we will not express our opinions easily. Before the Lord, we must see that we are weak, powerless, helpless, and faltering. [Continued tomorrow] --------------------------------A Prayer------------------------------- Thank You, Father God, for helping me to see that the flesh not only causes me to sin, but also strives to please God. Remind me daily that my flesh has been cut off through the real circumcision in Christ. Amen Bearing the Mark of Circumcision -------------------------Bible Verses (RcV)-------------------------- Genesis 17:11 And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and you. Colossians 2:11 In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ. Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. -------------------------Words of Ministry---------------------------- [part 2 of 2] Circumcision is the mark of God's people. God's people have a characteristic, a mark, which is the denial of the flesh, the rejection of confidence in the flesh. God's people are those whose confidence in the flesh has been cut off. They are the ones who have lost confidence in the flesh. It is a pity that so many Christians are so confident about themselves. They know how to believe in the Lord Jesus, and they know how to be filled with the Holy Spirit. They know how to overcome, and they know how to live the Christian life. It seems that there is nothing that they do not know! They may talk about how they fellowship with God and how they communicate with Him. They think that they know what God is saying concerning certain matters. They think that they know God's will concerning many things. They can talk about what God has told them to speak or pray at such and such a place and at such and such a time. To them, it seems as if knowing God's will is the easiest thing on earth! Yet they lack the mark of having "no confidence in the flesh." Such Christians are indeed in need of God's mercy! --------------------------------A Prayer------------------------------- Save me, Lord Jesus, from having any confidence in the flesh. Strengthen me to reject what I know and what I think I know. Train me to lose all confidence in the flesh and cause this characteristic to be displayed to others. Amen. Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV), 1991, and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, 1993, pp. 67-68. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Please visit livingstream.com and emanna.com) (Give eManna to a friend: Send their email address to referral@emanna.com) (or enter it on our Web site. Please notify your referral to expect eManna) (To unsubscribe: email to unsub@emanna.com) (To subscribe: email to subscribe@emanna.com) (Your comments are welcome mailto:comment@emanna.com)