7:19
One could take pride in being circumcised, or take pride in being uncircumcised. Both attitudes are wrong. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Now this teaching came from Paul who was a strict Pharisee! What counts is keeping God’s commands. Or as 1 Sam 15:22 says, obedience is better than sacrifice. The inner heart of a man and the accompanying actions are what matters, not any outward display.
7:20
The general principle is repeated, “each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them”. We may think that the circumstances we find ourselves in are down to our decisions and actions, or the actions of others. These things do matter, but ultimately it is God who sets the boundaries (Acts 17:26-28), and He does so for a reason.
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