Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
Romans 3:1 ESV
If what really matters for eternal salvation is circumcision of the heart and not circumcision of the flesh, what is the benefit in being one of God’s “chosen people”? And why did God give circumcision at all if it doesn’t benefit anyone? These are fair questions that much of Christendom has been struggling with since the very first Gentile came to believe in Yeshua.
Solomon wrote in Proverbs 9:10 that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and in Ecclesiastes 12:13 that the whole duty of mankind is to fear God and keep his commandments. Paul essentially restates this in 1 Corinthians 7:19, “Neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.”
Keep the commandments of God, whether regarding marriage, civic duty, or circumcision, not because it will save you from eternal condemnation, but because you fear and love God.
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WORD FOR TODAY “are you walking on this road?”: Isa 35:8 A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. Isa 35:9 No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious beast go up on it; These will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there, Isa 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Ecc 6:11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
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"All that do such things are abomination unto Yahweh"
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Question 160: Have automobiles and airplanes been the subject of Biblical prophecy?
Answer:
Nahum 2:4 has been quoted as referring to automobiles, but this appears to strain the meaning of the passage, which was written as a direct prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh. The verse describes the mad rush of those in chariots to escape the enemy. Isaiah 60:8 has been thought by some to be a reference to the coming use of airplanes, but here again the direct meaning is obvious, that in the time of Judea's prosperity ships shall flock to her shores as doves to the windows of their dovecotes. Habakkuk 1:8 might be thought to presage man-flight, but the figure is used to express the terrific haste with which the Chaldeans shall come against Judea.
Question 159: What is baptism of fire?
Answer:
It has been variously interpreted to mean: (A) the baptism of Ruach HaKodesh, (B) the fires of purgatory and (C) the everlasting fires of hell. Modern theologians take the view that the baptism of fire and that of Ruach HaKodesh are the same and that it may be rendered "baptized with Ruach HaKodesh through the outward symbol of fire" or "as with the cloven tongues of fire," referring to the Shavuot baptism of the disciples.
Question 158: What is to be understood by being "baptized for the dead"?
Answer:
Beuzel translated the familiar passage in 1 Corinthians 15:29 thus: "Over the dead" or "immediately upon the dead," meaning those who will be gathered to the dead immediately after baptism. Many in the ancient church put off baptism until near death. The passage probably referred to some symbolical rite of baptism or dedication of themselves to follow the dead even to death. Another view held by some expositors is that it was a custom to baptize certain persons with the names of the dead, in the hope that they might inherit their spirit and carry on their work.
Question 157: What is meant by the “prince of the power of the air”?
Answer:
It refers to Satan (Ephesians 2:2), the "prince of evil," who assails men on earth with trials and temptations. The word "power" is used here for the embodiment of that evil spirit which is the ruling principle of all unbelief, especially among the heathen. (See 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Corinthians 4:4; John 12:31.)
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Question 156: What are we to understand by the battle of Armageddon, referred to in revelations?
Answer:
Armageddon is the name given to the last great battle to be fought in the world's history, in which the whole human race is arrayed on one side or the other. It is to be the final struggle of the Anti-Christ. When it will be fought no one can tell; but that there will be a great struggle we are assured. Before that day comes "many false prophets shall arise and lead many astray… iniquity shall be multiplied and the love of many shall wax cold." There are to be false Moshiach’s, false teachers doing signs and wonders and leading astray "even the elect if such were possible." It is to be preceded by a period of apostasy, in which the authority of the wicked one will be fully demonstrated, with the assumption of divinity and the demand for universal worship as YHVH. In the present stage of the conflict between good and evil, when mighty forces are arrayed on both sides, we can see the foreshadowing of the fierce struggle that is to come; but we may rest assured that righteousness will triumph in the end. (See the parallel passage in Joel 3:2-12.) Armageddon is "the mountain of Megiddo," west of the Jordan, a scene of early historic battles and the place that would naturally suggest itself to the mind of a Galilean writer to whom the place and its associations were familiar.
Question 155: What significance has the word "Abba," as when it precedes the word "Father”?
Answer:
"Abba" is the Hebrew word for "father," in the emphatic or definite state, as "thy father." Its use in referring to YHVH was common among the Jews; but in order that it might not seem too familiar or irreverent, the New Testament writers gave it the twofold form, which has become a recognized phrase in worship. It is as though they said: "Father, our Father." There is a difference however – When you say the Hebrew word “Avi” it means “my Father” as if and when you are in conversation with your Father. It is more personal. Avi is more personal in prayer when communicating with Elohiym.
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