Colossians 2:11 – Cut Off & Born Again

In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands.  Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ …

Summary: Paul resorts to a metaphor that ties in his arguments about circumcision with spiritual truths that we cannot see with human eyes. 

I have to confess that I find circumcision a rather awkward topic for discussion. However, since Paul has mentioned it and provided a handy description, we will go with that! 

In this passage, Paul equates circumcision to putting off our “whole self ruled by the flesh.” 

I wish it were that easy! 

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