Yes—according to Colossians 2, spiritual circumcision is the divinely made circumcision that puts off the body of the sins of the flesh through the circumcision of Christ.
Colossians 2:11 calls it the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. Verse 13 says the believer, once dead in sins and uncircumcision of the flesh, is quickened together with Christ. Les Feldick teaches that what is cut off is the old Adam, and the whole work is God's, not a human ritual. The result is that the believer is now in Christ rather than in Adam.
Colossians 2:11 — This verse directly defines spiritual circumcision as the circumcision made without hands that puts off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.
Colossians 2:13 — This verse shows the condition of the person who receives spiritual circumcision—dead in sins and the uncircumcision of the flesh—and God's action of quickening him together with Christ.
Romans 2:29 — This verse reinforces that the circumcision that matters to God is of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter.
Colossians 2:11-13 explains that believers are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands. This is not an outward cutting done by men; it is the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. Verse 12 connects this with being buried with Christ in baptism and being risen with Him through the operation of God. Verse 13 says that even though the believer was dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of the flesh, God hath quickened him together with Christ, having forgiven all trespasses. Romans 2:28-29 makes a parallel point: true circumcision is not outward in the flesh but is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter. Ephesians 4:22-24 then instructs believers to put off the old man, which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts, and to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Les Feldick draws a parallel between physical circumcision and spiritual circumcision. Physical circumcision cuts off that which is superfluous in the flesh; spiritual circumcision cuts off what is superfluous in the Spirit, which is the old Adam. At salvation, our old Adam is cut off, and this becomes a circumcision of the heart—a work done in the Spirit and not in the letter (Clips 1, 2). Les points to Colossians 2:13 to show that the believer was dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of the flesh, and God hath quickened him together with Christ (Clip 3). This divine work moves the believer out of Adam and into Christ, so that God now sees the righteousness and holiness of Christ instead of the old sin (Clip 6). Since the old man is dead, Les concludes that believers are to put off the old man and put on the new man created in righteousness and true holiness (Clip 7). He also warns that making physical circumcision—or any legalistic requirement—necessary for salvation negates the work of Christ (Clip 4).
Colossians 2:11 says believers are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. Les Feldick emphasizes that this is not done by human hands. He explains that physical circumcision cuts off superfluous skin, but spiritual circumcision cuts off the superfluous old Adam, making it a circumcision of the heart in the Spirit, not in the letter.
Les teaches that the superfluous thing cut off in spiritual circumcision is the old Adam. At salvation, the old Adam is cut off and the believer receives a heart circumcision. Paul then instructs believers to put off the old man, which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts, and to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Colossians 2:13 says that those who were dead in sins and the uncircumcision of the flesh have been quickened together with Christ. Les draws out that at salvation, God does a spiritual work so that every believer is out of Adam and in Christ. Because the believer is in Him, God no longer sees the old cesspool of sin but the righteousness and holiness of Christ.
Les says that when someone comes along and says you have to do something to be a child of God, that is false teaching and legalism. Paul's warning in Galatians 5:2 is that if a person is circumcised for salvation, Christ profits nothing. Les tells believers to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made them free and not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Leaving Manna for the Old Corn of the Land
Les uses Israel leaving the manna and eating the grain of the land as a picture of moving beyond the old, limited experience and focusing on the resurrection power of Christ.
Circumcision Cuts Off the Superfluous
Les explains that spiritual circumcision cuts off the old Adam at salvation and is a heart circumcision in the Spirit, not in the letter.
True Circumcision Is of the Heart
Les teaches that the circumcision that counts with God is not outward in the flesh but inward, of the heart, in the Spirit.
Quickened Together With Christ
Les explains Colossians 2:13 as God quickening the one who was dead in sins and uncircumcision together with Christ, so that the believer is raised with Him.
No Legalism in Addition to Christ
Les warns that being circumcised for salvation makes Christ profit nothing, and believers should not be entangled again with legalism.
Justified by Faith Alone — What Romans 4 Really Teaches
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being uncircumcised. All right, now I'll hope so, because I've had so many folk come into my classes over the years, who said, well our preacher preached that we become Jews when we become a Christian. Horrors! Salvation is a miracle.
Out of Adam and Into Christ
Les teaches that through the death of Christ, every believer is now in Christ, so God sees only the righteousness and holiness of Christ rather than the old sin.
Put Off the Old Man, Put On the New Man
Les says since the old Adam is dead, believers are to reckon him dead, put off the old man, and put on the new man created in righteousness and true holiness.
Colossians 2:11: 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:
This is the central verse defining spiritual circumcision as a work done without hands.
Colossians 2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
This connects spiritual circumcision with the believer's identification with Christ's death and resurrection through God's operation.
Colossians 2:13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
This verse describes the condition before spiritual circumcision and God's act of making the believer alive with Christ.
Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
This explains what God did with the ordinances that were against us, removing them through the cross.
Romans 2:28: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
This distinguishes outward physical circumcision from the inward reality that matters to God.
Romans 2:29: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
This defines the true circumcision as of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter.
Ephesians 4:22: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
This shows the believer's instructed response to the old man after the work of God in Christ.
Ephesians 4:24: And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
This describes the new creation the believer is to put on in practical daily living.
Galatians 5:2: Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
This warns that relying on physical circumcision for salvation empties the work of Christ of its profit.
Yes. Romans 2:28-29 speaks of the outward circumcision in the flesh and the true circumcision of the heart, in the Spirit. Colossians 2:11 calls the believer's circumcision the circumcision made without hands. Les Feldick explains that this heart circumcision cuts off the old Adam at salvation.
God does. Colossians 2:11 says it is made without hands, and verse 12 says it comes through the operation of God who raised Christ from the dead. Les emphasizes that this is not a human work or ritual but what God does to the believer at salvation.
Positionally, spiritual circumcision cuts off the old Adam. But practically, Paul still instructs believers to put off the old man and put on the new man (Ephesians 4:22-24). Les says the old man is dead and believers are to reckon him dead so he does not rule in their lives.
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