Meat and Circumcision
A question I often hear, is how we can allow our children to be circumcised. When reading Paul's epistles, you often see the apostle expressively forbidding circumcision, e.g.: "if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing [...] Christ is become of no effect unto you [...] ye are fallen from grace" (Galatians 5:2-6).
The point is that Paul forbids us to follow Jewish ceremonial law because then we would still be in bondage of the Law ". . . whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain" (Galatians 4:8-11). And this is the key point: The only thing Paul forbids us is to serve false gods. In fact he allows us to eat sacrificial meat, on the stipulation that we all agree that the gods to whom the meat was consecrated are false gods: 1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:What Paul is saying is that we can eat all meats (verse 25) because all meats belong to the true God (26) as long as we all agree meat is meat (27) unless somebody tells us the meat is consecrated to a false god (28) (1 Corinthians 10:25-30 - see also 1 Corinthians 8:1-13). The same thing goes for circumcision: We are not following Jewish ceremonies - circumcision is performed to prevent masturbation among young boys: Quote:
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John Harvey Kellogg was a 7th-Day Adventist, which is a false "Christian" sect. I agree with your post, but I'm not sure if his words should be taken seriously. He also invented corn flakes, which are made from corn, which could be used as a tallywhacker-shaped m*sturbation device. A bit hypocritical if you ask me, huh?
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/corn-4.jpg Look at all the bumps and ridges formed by the kernels. I'm sure that provides a lot of st*mulation. :thumbdown: |
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However, as we all know, sometimes GOD uses evil people to further His plans on earth without them even knowing it! More on topic, I think that circumcision should be done as soon as possible, as tightly as possible. Circumcision, like prayer, exorcism, faith healing, and other good old fashioned Christian practices being carried proudly into the 21st century all have one thing in common: They just make sense. |
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Whether this theory is true is immaterial. It is better to be safe, than damned to Hell for abusing yourself |
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I am so glad to have come across this post. I have been considering having my foreskin restored to its God-given state, entirely due to Paul's teachings on the matter. There are a variety of methods available, and cost is reasonable.
However, I was missing the forest for the trees. It's not that I was circumcised as part of Jewish custom. In fact, being circumcised may very well play a key roll in my resistance to perversion and masturbation (not to discount the fruits of the Holy Spirit - but I'm sure it's not hurting). This has also me told me what I need to know to reconcile with my mother after all these years. Thank you, Pastor, for this anointed teaching. |
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