Houston: we have a problem.
No more literal Jew, no more literal Jewish sign.
If the Jewish nation had obeyed, and accepted Christ, would they still be God’s chosen people, and circumcision an everlasting covenant sign?
Circumcision was Old Covenant ceremonial law, done away with at the cross.
Oh, and the Jews said no salvation without circumcision. Paul said that was salvation by works, not faith.
Romans 3:
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
FAITH unto salvation.......THEN keeping the commandments of God.
1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts.
Sounds like you and yours are no fans of God’s law.