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NASB | Genesis 17:11 "And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 17:11 "And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be the sign (symbol, memorial) of the covenant between Me and you. |
Subject: Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half |
Bible Note: Jeff, you ask, perhaps rhetorically, "How close are we and other cultures to being like Sodom and Gomorrah?" .... To use an old Ozarks expression, we're within hollering distance I believe. I make no secret of the fact that I am slightly past three score and ten year old and in my lifetime thus far what a change I've seen. While it should be of concern to all people, it should not be alarming to followers of Christ. The Bible is not silent on this subject. We know on the authority of God's word that they who follow Christ will indeed prevail. But until we are called home to glory we must indeed not be slack in our work in the vineyard or our walk with Jesus Christ. Indeed in these perilous times the clarion call rings out still: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6:12KJV). And to continue in season and out of season to "Preach the word" (2 Timothy 4:2). In this same passage Paul told Timothy that "the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts, shall heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:3,4,KJV). And that, ladies and gentlemen of Study Bible Forum, has come to pass in our time, I surely do believe. --Hank |