Familial Ties – Part 1
For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation [Galatians 6:15].
At the beginning of time God created man and woman. We know them as Adam and Eve. They once upon a time lived in this garden somewhere in the east.
Anyway, they were the original two humans. Every other human being is descended from Mr. & Mrs. Adam. In this sense all humans are the same. We have the same flesh and blood because we are related.
In the idyllic garden all mankind—all two of them!—comprised one family, the family of God. The Lord came to the garden to visit with them. Their relationship was great. Ah, all mankind as the one family of God. Talk about sharing irenic relationships with everyone.
One not so sunny afternoon a sinister snake in the grass slithered into Mr. & Mrs. Adam’s garden, and everything changed. Suddenly there were two families of mankind. There was the seed of the serpent and there was the seed of the woman.
From that day until circa 30 A.D.—a few millennia of time—those two families comprised all mankind. The seed of the serpent consisted of everyone who listened to the serpent’s idea, while the seed of the woman was composed of those who thought rather to heed the words of the Lord.
In time the Lord chose this fellow named Abram and made a covenant with him. The Lord later renamed him to Abraham. Anyway, from the time of Abe’s call until circa 30 A.D., the seed of the woman passed through Abe’s lineage. As the sign of His covenant with Abe, the Lord required that every male in His family be circumcised at 8 days of age. This is known as the Abrahamic Covenant.
The distinction between the two families of mankind came to be expressed by the sign of the Abrahamic Covenant. In our text for today which is quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul identifies three families of mankind. They are,
1. circumcision
2. uncircumcision
3. new creation
From the time of the garden of Eden until the Abrahamic Covenant, the two families of mankind were known as “seed of the woman” and “seed of the serpent”. From the time of the Abrahamic Covenant until circa 30 A.D. the two families of mankind were known as “circumcision” and “uncircumcision”. This explains points #1 and #2 in our numbered list.
But looky there at point #3. What is a “new creation”? What happened circa 30 A.D. to give birth to a new family of human beings? And lastly, if “circumcision” refers to the seed of the woman and “uncircumcision” refers to the seed of the serpent, to which seed does “new creation” belong?
Those are excellent questions. The answers are easy enough to come by, so we needn’t fret. We will tackle the questions in our next study. Meditate on today’s study while sitting at the feet of Jesus. You will be glad you did. See you tomorrow!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Genesis: Volume 1 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
At the beginning of time God created man and woman. We know them as Adam and Eve. They once upon a time lived in this garden somewhere in the east.
Anyway, they were the original two humans. Every other human being is descended from Mr. & Mrs. Adam. In this sense all humans are the same. We have the same flesh and blood because we are related.
In the idyllic garden all mankind—all two of them!—comprised one family, the family of God. The Lord came to the garden to visit with them. Their relationship was great. Ah, all mankind as the one family of God. Talk about sharing irenic relationships with everyone.
One not so sunny afternoon a sinister snake in the grass slithered into Mr. & Mrs. Adam’s garden, and everything changed. Suddenly there were two families of mankind. There was the seed of the serpent and there was the seed of the woman.
From that day until circa 30 A.D.—a few millennia of time—those two families comprised all mankind. The seed of the serpent consisted of everyone who listened to the serpent’s idea, while the seed of the woman was composed of those who thought rather to heed the words of the Lord.
In time the Lord chose this fellow named Abram and made a covenant with him. The Lord later renamed him to Abraham. Anyway, from the time of Abe’s call until circa 30 A.D., the seed of the woman passed through Abe’s lineage. As the sign of His covenant with Abe, the Lord required that every male in His family be circumcised at 8 days of age. This is known as the Abrahamic Covenant.
The distinction between the two families of mankind came to be expressed by the sign of the Abrahamic Covenant. In our text for today which is quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul identifies three families of mankind. They are,
1. circumcision
2. uncircumcision
3. new creation
From the time of the garden of Eden until the Abrahamic Covenant, the two families of mankind were known as “seed of the woman” and “seed of the serpent”. From the time of the Abrahamic Covenant until circa 30 A.D. the two families of mankind were known as “circumcision” and “uncircumcision”. This explains points #1 and #2 in our numbered list.
But looky there at point #3. What is a “new creation”? What happened circa 30 A.D. to give birth to a new family of human beings? And lastly, if “circumcision” refers to the seed of the woman and “uncircumcision” refers to the seed of the serpent, to which seed does “new creation” belong?
Those are excellent questions. The answers are easy enough to come by, so we needn’t fret. We will tackle the questions in our next study. Meditate on today’s study while sitting at the feet of Jesus. You will be glad you did. See you tomorrow!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Genesis: Volume 1 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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