Does Christianity teach the circumcision of the breath?
Upvote:2
Christianity highly values truthfulness, and so anything that you say that is true is likely to be a good thing to say. To Christianity, if the tire is actually flat, then it's not an error to say so. It would be an error to say otherwise.
Now you can say true things in a demeaning way, which isn't good, and you can say incidental truths while omitting a major truth, which may be deceptive and bad. But for an emotionally neutral statement like "the car has a flat tire", as long as that's actually true, then it's probably a good thing to say. Saying "the tire will be fixed" is no better nor worse, but if you haven't actually made concrete plans to fix it then it could be deceptive and therefore wrong.
Truth matters, but not the precise wording. What matters far more is how our words impact other people. Everything we do and say should build up others.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Eph 4:15 NIV)
Upvote:2
God speaks of the need for "the circumcision of the heart" of those to worship Him:
“And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live” (Deuteronomy 30:6).
Physical circumcision was a sign of Israel’s covenant with God; circumcision of the heart, therefore, would indicate Israel’s being set apart to love God fully, inside and out.
Jesus himself warned against the dangers of careless words, that what comes out of our mouths comes from our hearts, from our innermost thoughts. Such things defile a person. Jesus said this in Matthew 12:34-37:
"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? Forout ofthe overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evilthings out of the evilstored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by yourwords you will be condemned."
What comes out of our mouth reflects upon our innermost thoughts and desires. Therefore we must guard our tongue, lest it defiles us. That is why Christians need the circumcision of their hearts, so that they may worship God in spirit and in truth.
Upvote:3
Christianity has a dedication to truth. Jesus and those who followed him did not shy away from giving the truth about bad situations when they happened and telling of those to come. They did not beat about the bush or employ euphemisms when predicting sufferings, or describe evil as anything but evil.
Jesus followers are commanded to "Let no evil come out of your mouth" (Ephesians 4:29) but it does not mean the same as the Zoroastrian teaching.
I know of no Christian group that has practices like the ones you describe.
More post
- 📝 Scientific contradictions in bible
- 📝 Was "No prophet ever came out of Galilee" sarcastic?
- 📝 Has Madonna been excommunicated by the Catholic Church?
- 📝 The celebrant’s position and proximity to the participants
- 📝 According to the Bible, does sin give Satan 'Legal Access' to your life in any sense?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church consider abortion to be murder?
- 📝 Can the laity use exorcised salt? If so, what are the rules for the proper use, handling, and storage of exorcised salt?
- 📝 How does God tolerating evil not make Him evil?
- 📝 Other claimants to throne of David besides Jesus?
- 📝 Did 17th century Reformed Christians reject textual criticism?
- 📝 What does Matthew 5:27-30 ("Cast off your eye/hand/etc") mean?
- 📝 What is referred to as the “Black Week” in the recent history of Catholic Church?
- 📝 Is there a term for a theological principle that if a New Testament text is unclear about something, that point is not important for salvation?
- 📝 Attending two different churches
- 📝 Are people who light those candles (votive candles) supposed to take a vow?
- 📝 Why is Jesus often depicted with long hair if 1 Corinthians 11:14 says it is disgraceful?
- 📝 What does Lewis mean by the things that stifle bitter resentment in elders in A Grief Observed
- 📝 Is white underwear necessary while being baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints?
- 📝 Reiterating John 3:16, as in its whole meaning…
- 📝 The old "Greek Parse" font Filename
- 📝 What is the Bible basis for the idea of a temporary holding place?
- 📝 Is a historical Jesus historically necessary?
- 📝 What is Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
- 📝 According to the Catholic Church, why did Mary go with haste to visit Elizabeth?
- 📝 What language did Adam speak?
- 📝 Perfect relationship between Trinity and other relationships in heaven - Catholic
- 📝 Is this age the only opportunity for salvation?
- 📝 What is the role of a permanent lector at a Traditional Latin Mass?
- 📝 What arguments support an early date for the Didache?
- 📝 does sword in Matthew 10.34 mean a branch?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Does Christianity teach the circumcision of the breath?
- 📝 What does the Catholic church teach about fate of non-Catholic christians?
- 📝 What does the Roman Catholic church teach about those who die having never heard of Christ?
- 📝 What does the LDS Church (Mormon) teach about marriage and polygamy in the afterlife?
- 📝 Does Catholic doctrine teach that the Incarnation would have taken place regardless of Adam's decision?
- 📝 Does Christianity allow eating pork and horse meat, which even though it is prohibited by the Jewish Law?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church teach there is only one person?
- 📝 Why does Christianity claim to be the only true religion?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church teach that it has the authority to change what is morally right and wrong?
- 📝 On what basis does the Catholic Church teach that women cannot be ordained?
- 📝 How does Christianity deal with biblical criticism related to the Old Testament?
- 📝 Does the LDS Church teach that murder is unforgivable?
- 📝 What does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints teach about who Jesus is and where He came from?
- 📝 Does anybody teach specifically about the existence of ghosts?
- 📝 What does the LDS Church teach about Jesus being married, having children, and His position on polygamy?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church teach that Jesus' Human Nature was created?
- 📝 What does the LDS church teach about what men and women did or do in the pre-existence?
- 📝 What does the LDS Church teach about the pre-existence of each person prior to conception?
- 📝 What does the Bible teach about domestic discipline?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church teach that some who died before Christ are still in Limbo? Why?
- 📝 If Christianity speaks out against the use of "magic" does this mean "magic" is literally real?
- 📝 In Reformed Covenant Theology, why does the covenant sign of circumcision pass away but the Abrahamic covenant of which it was the sign of does not?
- 📝 Does Christianity claim that the Bible is God's only Word?
- 📝 How does the Bible teach us to direct our prayers?
- 📝 What does the LDS Church teach about infallibility?
- 📝 What does the Lutheran Church teach about Justification by Faith and is the sacrament of Baptism essential to salvation?
- 📝 Does the Catholic church teach that sin is "transmitted" by the father?
- 📝 Does Christianity provide the right elements for democracy?
- 📝 Does Christianity say that the events that happen to us are from God?
- 📝 How does Christianity work with all the biblical covenants?