Verse 3
2. Paul’s contrast of the Judaizers and himself, Philippians 3:3-16.
3. We We Christians, whether formerly circumcised Jews or uncircumcised Gentiles.
Are the circumcision The genuine circumcision, possessing in Christ all that the ancient Abrahamic rite symbolized. Three characteristics of the real circumcision follow, which, by contrast, define the false circumcision, called here the concision.
Worship God in the Spirit The best text reads θεου , meaning, by the Spirit of God, that is, their service is rendered under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice in Christ Jesus Better, glory in him, and not in the flesh, as did the perverters. Galatians 6:13.
No confidence in the flesh Better, though I am possessing confidence also in the flesh. The primary reference is to circumcision as a mere bodily rite, but the meaning broadens out to the earthly and external, as in Philippians 3:5-6. Neither separately nor together can they make one morally better.
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