Gal 6:15-16 ESV
15 For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. 16 And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

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15 Sapagkat ang pagtutuli o ang di-pagtutuli ay walang kabuluhan, kundi ang bagong nilalang 16 Kapayapaan at kaawaan nawa ang sumakanilang lahat na lumalakad sa alituntuning ito, at maging sa Israel ng Diyos.

A NEW CREATION

In contrast to the Judaizers belief, the truth is that whatever status we are in and religious rites we practice, including circumcision, couldn’t earn favor before God. It’s not about sincerity about what you do for God. No good works so good enough that could wash away our sins. It’s only the pefect sacrifice of Christ at the cross. This re-echoed with Paul's dismissal of race, gender, or wealth has a meaningful effect to our relationship to God (Gal 3:23–29).

It’s through the new creation. That is, the supernatural act of God in giving us a new birth. In other words, it is completely a sovereign act of God. It’s incomprehensible but true that a sinner, once he repents of his sins and receives Jesus, is ushered into the family of God. John said, “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” [John 1:12] For this, Paul concluded, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”[2 Cor 5:17]

Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a teacher of the law. Yet, the Lord Jesus had said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”[John 3:3] This is solely the work of the Spirit using the word of God. Peter said, “you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.”[1 Pet 1:23]

In contrast to the flesh, the Spirit gives life. As Jesus had emphasized, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.”[John 6:63] Our status is determined by our relationship with the indwelling Spirit, who placed us into one body, the church. “Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.”[Col 3:11]

Someday, there will be a grand reunion of all the born again believers coming from all walks of life from all ages and from all corners of the globe. They will worship the Lamb before the throne. As they will hear the twenty four elders in unison who will proclaim;
“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.” [Rev 5:9-10]

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