Circumcised but Uncircumcised in the heart?

There are men who call them selves followers of Jesus but who are not circumcised in the heart!

Yes, there are many who proclaim Jesus but are NOT circumcised in the heart.

How can one discern if a person is a true follower of the KING of KINGS?

We know that "by their fruits ye shall know them" is proclaimed in the bible it is true.

By general understanding look at the condition of their heart.  Do they have LOVE?  UNCONDITIONAL love?

Because the rejection of LOVE, the men assume to remove "religion" as a solution to this problem of hard heart in man, however, that is NOT the solution.  The solution remains as the GOSPEL.  The GOSPEL is simply this: repent and BELIEVE the gospel.

Christ died for our SINS.

A person can even look at the scriptures from a Jewish perspective to discern if a man is circumcised in the heart!  Read the book, which leads to the ANCIENT condition and INDIGENOUS condition of the Hebrew people.... https://www.amazon.com/Chapters-Fathers-Samson-R-Hirsch/dp/0873061829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509555579&sr=8-1&keywords=chapters+of+the+fathers


There are certain books that are out there that convince woman to remain married to a ruthless man.  Books like: https://www.amazon.com/Created-Help-Anniversary-Revised-Expanded/dp/1616440759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509555698&sr=1-1&keywords=created+to+be+his+help+meet

Such a book, like Created To Be His Helpmeet is GOOD as a whole because it encourages a woman to remain married to "old adam" if you will.  Even the "old adam" who proclaims that he is a follower in words and not in deeds.  However, it doesn't really rely on the HOLINESS of JESUS.  In summary, the LAWS that portray his HOLINESS.  Such holiness took a whip and he overturned the tables in the tabernacle in Jerusalem.  His holy anger is a burning fire.....that leads to PRAYER!  As a result of the goodness of GOD, our HEARTS are circumcised to repent and believe the gospel........because we are exposed to HIS HOLY LIFE......not by our own fleshly understanding of such.  HOLINESS is forever, our simple marriage life is temporary and earthly.  HIS glory is EVERLASTING and shows UNCONDITIONAL love for MORE than marriage between MAN and WOMAN (Jesus loved Mary, Martha, Lazarus and even raised Lazarus from the DEAD......no information is given about the marriage status of Mary, Martha and Lazarus..... no information is given if they had children or not).  It is UNCONDITIONAL love.......such that Corrie Ten BOOM and such persons like that, who respect the minority are brought to the fruits of goodness for all.  Unconditional love leads to MIRACULOUS DEAD being raised to LIFE!

I personally would read the indigenous heritage books of the Jewish people, and I would also read the book like "created"......because we in our human condition NEED redemptive power of the gospel....... to be FULLY circumcised in the heart.  (aka. to eliminate the far-right extremist = need for holiness, else the law is of no effect in the heart.)

Christians should not show forth fruits of conceit.  Else the fruit is not correct.  The fruit should be of Submission to Holiness of the creator!  Then and only then is the heart circumcised.


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Mat 21:12-17
(12)  And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
(13)  And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
(14)  And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
(15)  And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
(16)  And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
(17)  And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.


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Abraham's Tests:

Bereshith/Genesis 22 is the unique, unparalleled story of Avraham's final test.  Tradition tells us that Avraham was tested by יהוה ten times in order to make known his great love for the Almighty.  The sages list these tests as:

1. Rejecting the idolatry of his father Terach (Joshua 24:2)
2. Leaving the country of his birth for an unknown land (Bereshith 12:1)
3. Being tested with famine upon entry to the Promised Land (Bereshith 12:10)
4. Dealing with Sarah's abductions (Bereshith 12:14-15; 20:2)
5. Interceding for Lot and fighting against the four kings (Bereshith 14:12-16)
6. Experiencing the dreadful vision of future captivity (Bereshith 15:1-21)
7. Undergoing painful circumcision at age 99 (Bereshith 17:10)
8. Enduring the infertility of Sarah, despite the promise of an heir (Bereshith 11:30, 15:3)
9. Evicting Hagar and his firstborn-son, Ishmael (Bereshith 21:9-14)
10. The sacrifice of his son, Yitzchak/Isaac (Bereshith 22:1-19)

From: Ardelle's commentary..... (review/meditate on each of the bible passages)

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For the good life....it is ok to listen to the words and lyrics of various songs to see what is the meaning.....does no damage, except does give greater understanding of the heart condition (occasionally Matisyahu uses Bible inspiration to create his songs......even Old Testament):