No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your he
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no co
Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ an
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Othe
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who exam
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in d
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God
But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit
The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code an
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within yo
Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wicke
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but t
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see a
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the F
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.