My take on tithing in America is that it’s a middle-class way of robbing God. Tithing to the church and spending the rest on your family is not a Christian goal. It’s a diversion. The real issue is: How shall we use God’s trust fund – namely, all we have – for His glory? In a world with so much misery, what lifestyle should we call our people to live? What example are we setting?
John Piper

CIRCUMCISION

CIRCUMCISION

CIRCUMCISION

  1. Instituted by God # Ge 17:9,10
  2. Described # Ge 17:11 Ex 4:25
  3. Enforced by the law # Le 12:3 Joh 7:22
  4. CALLED THE 4a) Covenant of circumcision

    # Ac 7:8

4b) Circumcision in the flesh # Eph 2:11 4c) Concision # Php 3:2 5) A painful and bloody rite # Ex 4:26 Jos 5:8 6) Promises to Abraham previous to # Ro 4:9,13 7) A seal of the covenant # Ge 17:11 Ro 4:11 8) Introductory Jewish ordinances # Ga 5:3 9) Outward sign of # Ro 2:28 10) Inward grace # Ro 2:29 11) Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State # Ex 12:48 Eze 44:7 12) WAS PERFORMED 12a) On males home-born and bought # Ge 17:12,13 12b) On the eighth day # Ge 17:12 Le 12:3 12c) Even on the sabbath day # Joh 7:22,23 12d) With knives of flint # Ex 4:25 Jos 5:3 12e) By the heads of families # Ge 17:23 Ex 4:25 12f) By persons in authority # Jos 5:3 12g) In the presence of the family, &c # Lu 1:58-61 13) Accompanied with naming the child # Ge 21:3,4 Lu 1:59 2:21 14) First performed on Abraham and his family # Ge 17:24-27 15) Not performed in the wilderness # Jos 5:5 16) Performed by Joshua at Gilgal # Jos 5:2,7 17) Punishment for neglecting # Ge 17:14 Ex 4:24,26 18) Without faith, vain # Ro 3:30 Ga 5:6 19) Without obedience, vain # Ro 2:25 1Co 7:19 20) THE JEWS 20a) Denominated by # Ac 10:45 Ga 2:9 20b) Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the # Ge 34:14 Jud 14:3 20c) Held no intercourse with those not of the # Ac 10:28 11:3 Ga 2:12 20d) Despised as unclean those not of the # 1Sa 14:6 17:26 Mt 15:26,27 Eph 2:11,15 21) Sometimes performed on slain enemies # 1Sa 18:25-27 2Sa 3:14 22) Abolished by the gospel # Eph 2:11,15 Col 3:11 23) Performed on Timothy as a matter or expediency because of the Jews # Ac 16:3 24) Necessity of, denied by Paul # Ga 2:3-5 25) Necessity of, asserted by false teachers # Ac 15:24 Ga 6:12 Tit 1:10 26) Trusting to, a denial of Christ # Ga 3:3,4 5:3,4 27) Paul denounced for opposing # Ac 21:21 28) Saints the true spiritual # Php 3:3 Col 2:11 29) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 29a) Readiness to hear and obey # Jer 6:10 29b) Purity of heart # De 10:16 30:6 29c) Purity of speech # Ex 6:12