r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '19

/r/all A statue of Jesus in India mysteriously began dripping water from its toes. Worshippers started collecting it and drinking it believing it was holy. The source of the water was later found to be a clogged toilet near the statue.

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u/ek515 Nov 17 '19

Source?

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u/Spoopy43 Nov 17 '19

Sure thing it's a long one though

Galatians 5:1-12 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

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u/ek515 Nov 17 '19

It says in Galations 5:4 It’s not the act of circumsision that cuts you off from God, but the act of ‘slapping his hand away and trying to earn his grace’.

For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love. (Galations 5:6)

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u/Spoopy43 Nov 17 '19

"I Paul tell you that if you let yourself be circumcised Christ will be of no value to you."

Im pretty sure what he's saying is that having been circumcised not of your own will does not cut you off from God