“Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.” -Romans 4:9
For the Jews of Paul’s day, circumcision was considered to be the first work of the law toward righteousness. All other works needed to be established by that work first.
But Paul will show otherwise—t…
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