Seeds of Wisdom

Romans 2:29 – “But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and [true] circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by [the fulfilment of] the letter [of the Law]. His praise is not from men, but from God.”

When we received Christ, we received His Spirit and all that we need to effectively live the Zoe kind of life into our spirits. We received regenerated Spirits, but the heart needs to catch up with the regeneration that the spirit already has. Scripture says that positional (in Christ), we have received new hearts which are hearts of flesh that can be pierced and penetrated by God's Word as against the former hearts of stone which was hostile to God and unwilling to receive Truth (Ezekiel 26:36; it is a prophecy which has now been fulfilled by the reason of the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in us).

In Romans 2, Paul explains the importance of the genuine regeneration of the heart as against the ceremonial circumcision believed to be enough to make a man new. He goes on to explain that a change in the heart produced by the Spirit is what true circumcision is. A pierced heart, a heart that can be touched by God's Word and is willing to turn towards repentance is a heart that is truly circumcised and our text points us to a proof of such a heart. Let us see. Our text says, "No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people." A person with a regenerated heart does not seek approval from men but is content with the approval the Lord gives.

Further Reading: Romans 8:1-26, 2:10-29, Ezekial 26:10-36, Ephesians 4:17-26

Prayer: Pray that God will give you a transformed heart that pleases Him.