tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097581429595233439.post6360998966823629493..comments2023-03-24T16:44:31.630+03:00Comments on More Than Words: New Testament CircumcisionDavid Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177521181432533108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097581429595233439.post-53902728690931911962010-03-13T16:04:25.104+03:002010-03-13T16:04:25.104+03:00I have been reading Genesis 12-18 recently. Circum...I have been reading Genesis 12-18 recently. Circumcision was a sign that Abraham's descendent had been called out by God to be holy. There was a cutting off by water at the time of Noah, and later at the Exodus. A cutting off from Egypt by water that is symbolised by baptism. As Paul notes we are now a new creation in Christ, cut off from the old flesh. <br />Andrew SDissentershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052264110134848970noreply@blogger.com