Who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh Philippians 3:3
When we are in Christ we are a new creature. The Lord has made us new in the foreskin of our hearts. The apostle seems to ask, which side of the circumcision are you on? This seemed very poignant and significant to the Jews. Are you alive in Christ or are you on the dead skin that was removed? Both are holy. One is holy alive and attached to the body and the other is holy dead and in the hand of the rabbi. They could see this analogy.
We have no confidence in the flesh, the apostle reminds us. We can be right there in the holy ordinance and not a part of the living body. Our confidence is not in the fact that we are at the circumcision or in the worship service. We are rejoicing that our relationship is alive in Christ Jesus and not in the orderliness of the function of following the rule of law.
Are we the circumcision, who worship God? Are we the circumcision, who do not worship God? Just the deadness of the law. Are we rejoicing in Christ Jesus? Are we having confidence that we follow the rule of law? Are we attached to the body or in the refuse? Both are a part of the ordinance and one is for life and the use of Christ in the world and the other is for the burning.
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