Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: gt6321c@prism.gatech.edu (gt6321c CRIMM,LANCE CARY) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Circumcision =/ Salvation Message-ID: Date: 26 May 91 07:15:17 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 22 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Just to clear up some thoughts on the practice of Circumcision, consider the truth. Circumcision does and did not ( in OT) provide salvation by any means. Only the personal acknowledgement and request for Jesus to enter your heart, soul and every part of your life, realizing that it was Christ who died for our sins given so graciously and mercifully by the Father. Circumcision is as our baptism. It is a sign, symbol and covenant that the parents and members of the Body of Christ will nurture and admonish the child during his growing experience, whether it be a physically young child (baby,infant) or a spiritually young child. There is nothing magical or mystical about the elements (water or circumcision) but it is a sign that the child has a covenant with God, whereupon coming of age either physically or spiritually the child may make the decision to accept Christ in his or her life and God's grace, salvation, mercy, and mostly LOVE will then abide in him or her forever, even though he or she may stumble with sin during this earthly life path. -- CRIMM,LANCE CARY Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt6321c Internet: gt6321c@prism.gatech.edu