As you have probably heard, the city of San Francisco has put a proposition on their November ballots that would ban infant circumcision in the city. This would surely be struck down by the courts as being unconstitutional, given the longstanding religious practice of many groups. But it does present an interesting opportunity to ask the question of whether Christians should be circumcising their infant boys. Does circumcision contribute to salvation in any way? Are Christians obligated to practice it to be fully pleasing to God? Jesus was circumcised, after all, wasn’t He? We’ll talk about it.
Bible References: Genesis 1710-14, Exodus 4:24-26, Deut 10:12-22, Jer 4:4, 1 Sam 17:26, 1 Sam 18:24-28, Acts 11:17, Acts 15:1-31, Acts 16:1-5, 1 Cor 7:17-20, Gal 2:1-5, Gal 5:1-11, Gal 6:11-16, Eph 2:11, Col 2:9-13, Phil 3:1-3
Circumcision (Wikipedia)
Female genital cutting (Wikipeia)
Should Christians practice circumcision? (Got Questions)
Should a Christian be circumcised? (Hebrew 4 Christians)
Circumcision and the Christian parent (No Harm)
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