Colossians 2:12

"In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,"

Key Reflection

This verse teaches that believers are spiritually circumcised through faith in Christ, symbolizing the removal of sin and the dedication to God. This spiritual circumcision is not performed by physical means but by the transformative power of Christ's work on the cross.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 12. Buried with him in baptism. See Barnes "Ro 6:4". Wherein also. In which ordinance, or by virtue of that which is signified by the ordinance. Ye are risen with him. From the death of sin to the life of religion. See Barnes "Ro 6:4, See Barnes "Ro 6:5, See Barnes "Eph 2:5, See Barnes "Eph 2:6". Through the faith of the operation of God. By a firm belief on the agency of God in raising him up; that is, a belief of the fact that God has raised him from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is often represented as the foundation of all our hopes; and, as he was raised from the grave to die no more, so, in virtue of that, we are raised from the death of sin to eternal spiritual life.

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