How does God perform the circumcision made without hands?
God performs the circumcision made without hands by His own power, putting off the body of the sins of the flesh through the circumcision of Christ. This spiritual circumcision cuts off the old Adam at salvation, rendering him superfluous, and results in the believer entering into the body of Christ.
Les explains that when Scripture speaks of a circumcision made without hands, it means God Himself is performing it. It is the very power of God that performs this circumcision by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh through the circumcision of Christ. At salvation, the old Adam must be cut off; that is spiritual circumcision. Once the old Adam is cut off, he is superfluous, of no use. The result is that the believer enters into the body of Christ, no longer feasting on manna but on the old corn of the land. Les also points to Hebrews 5, where Paul urges believers to get off the baby bottle and milk and move on to a diet of meat.
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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What does the circumcision made without hands put off?
God uses his power to perform a circumcision made without hands by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh through the circumcision of Christ.