Nope, you said Paul did not reject circumcision. When, in fact Paul did —> go read Galatians...
What I said was Paul rejected circumcision as a requirement for salvation, but I know twisting ones words is not uncommon for those who claim Messiah came to establish a new church
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 6:18:31 PM · 25 of 213
patlin to Cronos
Paul rejected the Rabbinic oral law(Talmud) that said circumcision of the flesh was required for salvation, period.
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Friday, December 23, 2011 3:44:09 PM · 155 of 213
patlin to Cronos
Paul is not saying anything new, justification is not by works but it is works that bring the blessing of the covenant
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Monday, December 26, 2011 1:24:18 AM · 196 of 213
patlin to Cronos
Circumcision...it is not about salvation, it is about blessing that comes from obedience for according to Paul, obedience IS righteousness and we are all to run the race of righteousness for if the works are of the heart, the works are not of us but of the Spirit that resides in our hearts
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:42:27 AM · 207 of 213
patlin to Cronos
Justification is NOT the same thing as blessing. All the apostles knew the difference between justification and faith which is love
IOW, what Paul was telling the people at Galatia & Corinth was not to fall back under the bondage of the Talmud(oral law) that requires circumcision of the flesh in order to receive salvation. Torah does not & NEVER HAS REQUIRED circumcision of the flesh for salvation. That is an invention of man. PERIOD!