“For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.” -Romans 2:28–29
This passage concludes Paul’s larger argument that began in verse 17, and it emphasizes the reality of…
