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Circumcision and Baptism

Cited scripture

  • Deut 10:16 — Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
  • Deut 30:6 — And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
  • Gen 17:10 — This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
  • Gen 17:11 — And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

Affirmed by

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

10 passages from 9 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Heidelberg Catechism · 2 passages
  • Epistle of Barnabas · 1 passage
  • Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
  • An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage
  • Belgic Confession · 1 passage
  • Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
  • Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
  • A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · 1 passage
  • Canons of Dort · 1 passage