Mark my words!  I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.  Again I declare to everyone who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law (Galatians 5:2-3).

Let’s not focus on the whole circumcision thing, OK?

Because, frankly, it makes me squirmy.

Circumcision was a symbol of the Law, of the old covenant God had with his people.  Christ had fulfilled the Law; he had finished it.  The Law wasn’t like a buffet–”I’ll take a little of this, a little of that, no thanks, that dish doesn’t agree with me.”  If a believer chooses to stake their claim to righteousness on some point of the Law, then they will be judged according to all of it.

And we all know how that tends to work out.

So, what’s it gonna be, Beloved?  Are you trusting Christ, or are you going to handle this yourself?  In the end, you can’t have both.

Happy Thursday, Beloved.