Marked with Circumcision or the Holy Spirit?

“This is my covenant with you… every male among you shall be circumcised… it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you…. any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” Genesis 17.

Circumcision is not required in the New Covenant. In the New Covenant we are “marked” with the Holy Spirit which is received at baptism. Acts 2:38.

“you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13-14.

Circumcison was a physical “mark” performed by men. They marked themselves.

The gift of the Holy Spirit was a “mark” given by God for those believers who chose to be baptized. He did the marking.

Circumcision was only for men… not women… but the Holy Spirit was given to all mankind… men and women equally.

In the Old Testament if you refused to be circumcised you were not part of Gods people.

In the New Testament if you refuse the Holy Spirit… given at baptism… then you also refuse and disrespect God and are not part of his people.

God marks his people today not based on ethnicity but based on belieficity. Let’s all believe and obey!