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(Rom. 2:1-16) “Therefore you are without excuse, O man,” if you say that you do not know this; “For by what you judge another, you condemn yourself”: together with your comrade you condemn yourself. If you do the same, do you really think, you who judge those who do such things, that you will escape judgment? (Rom. 2:17–27) “You who know and are magnified”: and this magnification can be useful for you if you do everything that is written in the law, but if you sin against the law, then “your... circumcision will be considered uncircumcision.” (Rom. 2:28–29) After all, “(for), a Jew... is not one... who is... outwardly (such), and not that circumcision that is outwardly in the flesh, but... the circumcision... of the heart in the Spirit, not of writing," that is, according to the law of nature, and not according to the circumcision of the books of Moses. But his joy “is” not before the eyes of people, but before the divine gaze, which tests hearts. What is the benefit if your body bears the divine sign of circumcision, and your thoughts are like those that are not sealed with the sign of faith? So, praise by circumcision is unlawful and coexists with lies, but praise by faith is higher than all. You might be interested in: