[smvoice]

While we are discussing creeds, principles of faith, confessions, interpretation of scripture, who's on first, etc., I would like to ask a question. DOes anyone here know why circumcision was required? What it represented? ANd water baptism. Why was it required? ANd what did it represent? Without knowing the answer to these two questions, there can be NO UNITY OF THE SPIRIT, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, or ONE BODY that Paul speaks of in Ephesians 4:4-6.

If you don't know WHY they existed, then you don't know IF they are STILL required today. Rightly dividing God's WOrd of truth works when it's actually tried....2 Tim 2:15. Either GOd meant what He said when He said ONE, or He forgot there were more.

[Dutchboy88]

"I would like to ask a question. DOes anyone here know why circumcision was required? What it represented? ANd water baptism. Why was it required? ANd what did it represent? Without knowing the answer to these two questions, there can be NO UNITY OF THE SPIRIT, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, or ONE BODY that Paul speaks of in Ephesians 4:4-6.

I count four question marks (and it appears there should be a fifth), yet you mentioned "a question" and "two questions". What is your concern exactly?

[CynicalBear]

It’s rather simple really. If we have to do something to obtain salvation it’s no longer grace is it.