Bragging rights
Posted July 17th, 2012 at 09:20 AM by Nancy
Message Bible, Galatians 6: 11-13
The people who are attempting to force the way of circumcision (ie: legalistic rules) on you have only one motive, they want an easy way to look good before others, lacking the courage to live by a faith that shares Christ suffering and death. All their talk about the law is gas. They themselves don't keep the law! And they are highly selective in the laws hey do observe. They only want you to be circumcised (ie: keep the legalistic rules) so they can boast of their success in recruiting you to their side. That is contemptible! (words in parenthesis are mine)
How true this passage rings out when thinking of how new converts are boasted of in the UPC. Whether at home or abroad, we hear this NUMBER saved or this NUMBER baptized. We have the great somebodys of Pentecost. I agree with Paul, this is contemptible.
The people who are attempting to force the way of circumcision (ie: legalistic rules) on you have only one motive, they want an easy way to look good before others, lacking the courage to live by a faith that shares Christ suffering and death. All their talk about the law is gas. They themselves don't keep the law! And they are highly selective in the laws hey do observe. They only want you to be circumcised (ie: keep the legalistic rules) so they can boast of their success in recruiting you to their side. That is contemptible! (words in parenthesis are mine)
How true this passage rings out when thinking of how new converts are boasted of in the UPC. Whether at home or abroad, we hear this NUMBER saved or this NUMBER baptized. We have the great somebodys of Pentecost. I agree with Paul, this is contemptible.
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