"The Circumcision of the Heart"

We worshiped today with Bob Morgan as worship leader, Dr. David Boyd as our pianist, and our lovely choir. We zoomed in on Romans 2:29 as we reflected on the sermon by John Wesley, "Circumcision of the Heart." Are our hearts circumcised with the love of Christ?

25-29 Circumcision, the surgical ritual that marks you as a Jew, is great if you live in accord with God’s law. But if you don’t, it’s worse than not being circumcised. The reverse is also true: The uncircumcised who keep God’s ways are as good as the circumcised—in fact, better. Better to keep God’s law uncircumcised than break it circumcised. Don’t you see: It’s not the cut of a knife that makes a Jew. You become a Jew by who you are. It’s the mark of God on your heart, not of a knife on your skin, that makes a Jew. And recognition comes from God, not legalistic critics.