The Gospel tells us about the circumcision of Jesus Christ:
And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21)
Jesus can speak as a baby, so why didn't he object the circumcision if it was not right to do so?
IMAGINE GOD GETTING CIRCUMSIZED?
2007-02-16 03:48:13 · 12 answers · asked by halo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is god. He should have not belong to any group, in this case a jew. If your answer because he's jewish, then he is a jewish god.
2007-02-16 04:01:51 · update #1
Someone said God,the father did not circumsized but god, the son did. Now I thought humans were made of god's image, why the disparity? and you still say that there's only one god.
2007-02-16 10:53:52 · update #2
Because Saul of Tarsus said they didn't have to (Galatians 5:2 and Colossians 2:10-11). It was bad for the conversion rate. I mean, what grown man would have converted if he knew he'd have to be circumcised?
2007-02-16 03:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by E D 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Most do, especially these days. There may be some older Christian men who are not.
Jesus could not speak as a baby.
God the Father did not get circumcised, God the Son did.
Circumcision (as a law) was/is a Jewish custom. Since He was born Jewish, he was raised under the Jewish customs.
2007-02-16 03:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by Christian93 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Jesus was a Jew when he was born so he was circumcised as per his religion. Many Christians are circumcised for medical reasons today. Since God made man in his likeness and the Jewish people are his chosen people then aybe he was circumcised!
2007-02-16 03:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The bible says nothing of Jesus speaking as a baby, to my knowledge.
And anyway, he was circumcised because he and his parents were Jewish, and that is a Jewish custom.
A lot of Christians do get circumcised (mostly for "looks"), but it's not a necessary part of Christianity - much like abstaining from pork and shellfish.
2007-02-16 03:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny Sane 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
When Jesus was a child, he lived under the constraints of the Mosaic Law. The Law included a provision for male circumcision. This was a symbolic covenant between God and man that we remember Him always, that we are open to Him and expose the most tender parts of our being to Him. The Old Testament was full of symbolic representations to prepare the people for the full gospel covenant brought by Christ. The physical symbols represented spiritual realities. Thus, the physical circumcision represents the spiritual circumcision of our hearts today. In other words, we give our innermost thoughts and feelings to God, exposing the most tender parts of our being to Him. We hide nothing from God. He is in our inward parts physically and spiritually. Jesus fulfilled that part of the Mosaic Law and it was no longer required of the people to circumcise their boys. It was right to do so when He was a baby because the Law was not fulfilled until He accomplished His atonement for us in Gethsemane and on the cross. Then, with His resurrection, the Law was fulfilled and the circumcision passed from a physical exposure to a spiritual exposure.
2007-02-16 04:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Paul nicely puts it in Romans 2:26
'Therefore if the circumcision keeps the righteousness of the law,shall not his circumcision be counted for circumcision?"
2007-02-16 04:04:20 · answer #6 · answered by Glory to God 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
why would jesus object to getting circumcized? wasn't he jewish and therefore keeping in the holy law of circumcision?
and yeah, he is jewish. he was born of a jewish woman, raised by her and a jewish father, studied the torah in the temple. sounds jewish to me. WASNT HE CALLED THE KING OF THE JEWS?!
2007-02-16 03:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
you are confused or nuts. Jesus was a human baby. Christian males are predominantly circumcised due to the health benefits of such. I don't think God wants to hear anyone say what you said at the end. dude.
2007-02-16 03:53:58 · answer #8 · answered by moodysheri 2 · 1⤊ 6⤋
i doont think jesus could speak as ababy. he was circumsized because he was a jew. christians later began circumsizing as a health issue. some believe that christian circs are a conspiracy by women to increase their sexual pleasure. im glad i am, i think one thats not is kinda gross
2007-02-16 03:54:26 · answer #9 · answered by earlanon 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I don't trust any religion that demands I slice off part of my pee-pee.
2007-02-16 12:32:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋