God gave circumcition to man for a reason, for the Jews anyway. To pick out a mans penis and use it as a dedication toward God.....why? Why cut off something that he created?
In my eyes, it is because he hates mans ways of having sex. And he shamed them, by cutting their tips. Why would he hurt you in that area? You go your own way in sex. Not finding Gods way, and he calls sex evil this way, by shaming there penis. Genesis 6:2 says they all pick there own wife's. The only reason I say this is because of
Jeremiah 4:4. Circumcise yourselfs to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah, and the inhabitants of jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
he compair's cirumsition to this other form of circumsition, instead of the penis now, he says circumsize your heart, for your heart is evil.
is there any other example of circumcition ? and do you think I am correct? why not?
2007-11-24 13:29:40 · 9 answers · asked by THEGREATSEEKER 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
good serving the Lord Jesus: He cut there tips because he was going to create a nation and he was going to breed them....but he has no choice because all go their own way. They do not even seek God for his ways.
2007-11-24 13:41:49 · update #1
Genesis 17:10-14
10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.
12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring.
13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
New International Version (NIV)
2007-11-24 13:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Gifted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uncircumsized men were considered dirty. The fact is many of the laws of God to the Jews were for there own protection. Eating of pork was bad because of the lack of refrigeration and the presence of bacteria. If you look at them objectivly you will find this pattern. Those who do not accept Jesus' sacrifice are still following these laws today out of ignorance. Jesus said the truth will set you free. If God came today and chose a new group as his people I doubt he would make such laws, but then again I am only human.
2007-11-24 13:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by Yoda 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It was done to show the covenant between Abraham and God. Now, circumcision is done to the heart. To cut out the bad (sin) and live in the New Covenant (New Testament.)
Genesis 17:1 Proof of the Agreement
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Obey me and do what is right. 2 I will make an agreement between us, and I will make you the ancestor of many people."
3 Then Abram bowed facedown on the ground. God said to him, 4 "I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations. 5 I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham because I am making you a father of many nations. 6 I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you. 7 And I will make an agreement between me and you and all your descendants from now on: I will be your God and the God of all your descendants. 8 You live in the land of Canaan now as a stranger, but I will give you and your descendants all this land forever. And I will be the God of your descendants."
9 Then God said to Abraham, "You and your descendants must keep this agreement from now on. 10 This is my agreement with you and all your descendants, which you must obey: Every male among you must be circumcised. 11 Cut away your foreskin to show that you are prepared to follow the agreement between me and you. 12 From now on when a baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him.
NCV
2007-11-24 13:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
circumcision is a primitive ritual that preceded Judaism. It is also practiced in some African societies today except that the male undergoes the procedure in his early teens.
Some African societies also perform a procedure called female circumcision. However, this is a misnomer because it usually involves amputation of the clitoris, which is a gross mutilation.
2007-11-24 13:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by Benji 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vidoegm is off base. It was a matter of cleanliness. Even today, it is known to be better to have the foreskin removed...less diesease and other problems.
2007-11-24 13:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was a way to prevent infection in the days when bathing was infrequent. The same reason pork is forbidden. Without refrigeration pork is dangerous meat.
2007-11-24 13:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by birdie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
and think it showed a sign of a covenant between God and Abraham and his decendents ... a letting of blood to seal it ..
2007-11-24 13:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is a covenant b/w G-d and man.
2007-11-24 13:35:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Back then they believed that it prevented masturbation.
2007-11-24 13:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋