A Simple Man’s Notes on Scripture

Part II: The Conduct of Humanity For not that which is apparent is the Jew, nor yet that which is apparent in flesh is circumcision; but that which is hidden is the Jew, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose applause is not of men, but of God. As we wrap up the second chapter of Romans, I wish to stress, dear reader, that we have hardly come across a phrase that is “too difficult” to apprehend. When we take things word by word, and line by line, recognizing the general structure of the letter, and guarding against random presumptions, we reach valid and simple conclusions. When we reach 2:28-29, this thought experiment is, I believe, seriously challenged for the first time. You may be reading along in tentative agreement or disagreement with the majority of this series thus far. I firmly believe that, at this point, the chaff will be severed from the wheat. This article will concern us with a major presumption made by the Christian religion – one which a m...