Is being born again heart circumcision? Or is heart circumcision being born again? I see them as two separate things.
The circumcision of Christ is baptism in his name for remission of sins
“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 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: 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. ( born again having no sins they’ve been remitted )
And you, being
dead in your sins and
the uncircumcision of your flesh, ( it’s our flesh that’s the issue )
hath
he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;”
Colossians 2:9-13 KJV
“Born again “ isn’t literal it’s a concept . Where our sins are all taken away and it’s like we’re born anew without the weight of our sins also we take on a new identity in this process
When we believe the gospel and get baptized in his name our new man is identified or “ born in Christ “
“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:26-29
Those phrases like “ circumcision of the flesh “ have doctrine tbat explains what the phrases actually mean “ born again “ happens when you hear the word of God and respond to it the word of zgod is the gospel . There’s no other hidden secret ways or things to save us it’s just the gospel Jesus accomplished and sent to us all for salvstion
If we don’t believe the gospel we cannot be saved but
if we do believe the gospel we shall be saved. Part of the process involved is being “ born again “ of the spirit or “
quickened by the spirit “
“
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63 KJV
That’s why we have to listen to his word it quickens us changes our mind from the state of rebellion man has fallen into. There’s no one left like this
“These are the generations of Noah:
Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”
Genesis 6:9 KJV
Everyone became over time like this
“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, And seek God.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
Psalm 14:2-3 KJV
This hasn’t been the case always
“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was
Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.”
Job 1:1
job didn’t need his flesh circumcised he was an upright perfect man in Gods eyes . There’s even a witness tbat job could deliver his own soul with his own righteousness thisbof course being before God looked down and saw there was no man left that was worthy .
The circumcision your speaking of comes out of the law and Gods observations of Israels rebellion I can show you what I mean if you wish
