"For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true > circumcision
something external and physical. He is a Jew who is one > inwardly, and real
circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual> and not literal. His
praise is not from men but from God. " (Rm. > 2:28,29)>
YES! A matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal.
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Devotional Guide
For the week of January 11, 2004
PROPER FEAR OF GOD
How the fruit of liberty is enjoyed
To Read: Romans 15,16
To Know:
"For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision
something external and physical. He is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real
circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal. His
praise
is not from men but from God. " (Rm. 2:28,29)
What makes the Germans German or the French French? How do nations
develop?
People around the earth differ from each other according to inherited
traits. America is a different story. We are a melting pot. Americans are
not one by blood but by a shared belief. We, the people of the United
States, are bound together, not by blood, but by words. Our roots reside
in
a common confession. Lincoln gave us a snapshot of ourselves when he said,
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
continent
a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that
all
men are created equal." Lincoln was right; we are a people bound together
by
a proposition.
Scripture shaped the men and women who transformed the American
wilderness.
They thought biblically. The descendants of Abraham became God's nation at
Mount Sinai. At that place God gave to Abraham's family the Ten
Commandments
to be their constitution. Being an Israelite is more than being a Jew. He
is
a true Israelite who has a love for God's law in the heart. Faith, not
blood, created the people of God.
To Do:
The men and women at Plymouth in 1620 believed that coming here was God's
will. Those who planted the "American Way" in North America almost 400
years
ago obeyed biblical principles. Free speech, the consent of the governed,
and the affirmation of individual dignity came from the Bible. Because the
scripture shaped our American character we have enjoyed the fruit of
liberty. The United States of America may not be the kingdom of God, but
we
certainly do profit from the most beneficial form of government ever known
in human history.
01154$-01154
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