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According to these passages, what does it look like to have a circumcised heart, to know God, to walk in His ways, and to love God with all of our heart and soul?
Jeremiah 9:1-26
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Deuteronomy 30:1-16
Acts 7:51-53
Romans 2:25-29
In Jeremiah 9:1-11, it describes them doing all sorts of evil actions for which God will punish them and God said that they do not know Him and refuse to know Him. Verses 12-13 say that this punishment is because they have forsaken the Mosaic Law, they did not obey God's voice or walk in accord with it. In verses 24-26, it says but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows God, that He is the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things He delights. Furthermore it says that a day is coming when God will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh and who are circumcised in heart. So it connects having a circumcised heart with knowing God and obeying the Mosaic Law, while having having an uncircumcised heart us connect with not know God and forsaking the Mosaic Law.
In Deuteronomy 6:4-7, it connects loving God with all of our heart, soul, and might with having the Mosaic Law on our hearts, teaching it diligently to our children, and talking about it throughout our day both in public and in private.
In Deuteronomy 10:12-22, it connects having a circumcised heart with loving God with all of our heart and soul, walking in His ways, obeying the Mosaic Law, and knowing who God is through describing himself almost similar lines as Jeremiah 9:24 as being impartial, executing justice for the fatherless and the widow, and who loves the sojourners.
In Deuteronomy 30:1-16, It connects having a circumcised heart with repenting and obeying God's voice, with keeping the Mosaic Law, with loving God will all of our heart and soul, and with walking in God's ways.
In Acts 7:51-53, it connects having an uncircumcised heart with resisting the Holy Spirit, with not knowing God's prophets or the Righteous One, and with not keeping the Mosaic Law.
In Romans 2:25-29, circumcision has value if we keep the Mosaic Law, but if we break it, then it becomes circumcision. If a man who is uncircumcised keeps the Mosaic Law, then he will be regard as circumcision and will condemn those who are circumcised, but break the Mosaic Law. Real Jews are not just psychically circumcised, but also have circumcised hearts by the Spirit, not by the letter. Clearly, this passage is speaking about Gentiles obeying the Mosaic Law and what Gentiles are being told to do by loving God with all of our heat and soul should not be interpreted as being something different from what Jews are being told to do by loving God with all of our heart and soul.
In 1 John 2:3-6, it equates following Christ's commands with saying that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, and he walked in complete obedience to the Mosaic Law. Furthermore, it says that those who say that they know Christ, but don't obey his commands are liars and the truth is not in them. Furthermore, in 1 John 3:4-6, sin is the transgression of God's law and those who continue to practice sin have neither seen or known him. In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus said that he tell people that he never knew to depart from him because they were workers of lawlessness. In addition, he said that only those who do the Father's will will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Father straightforwardly makes His will known through His law (Psalms 40:8).
So the Israelites needed to be taught about how to know who God is and the Mosaic Law was given for that purpose. It was through their obedience to it that they came to know Him and through their disobedience that they refused to know Him. Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), so he put who the Father is on display through expressing His nature through his actions, and what that looked like was sinless obedience to the Mosaic Law, so the way that we come to know the Father is through the life, death, and and resurrection of Jesus.
Jeremiah 9:1-26
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Deuteronomy 30:1-16
Acts 7:51-53
Romans 2:25-29
In Jeremiah 9:1-11, it describes them doing all sorts of evil actions for which God will punish them and God said that they do not know Him and refuse to know Him. Verses 12-13 say that this punishment is because they have forsaken the Mosaic Law, they did not obey God's voice or walk in accord with it. In verses 24-26, it says but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows God, that He is the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things He delights. Furthermore it says that a day is coming when God will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh and who are circumcised in heart. So it connects having a circumcised heart with knowing God and obeying the Mosaic Law, while having having an uncircumcised heart us connect with not know God and forsaking the Mosaic Law.
In Deuteronomy 6:4-7, it connects loving God with all of our heart, soul, and might with having the Mosaic Law on our hearts, teaching it diligently to our children, and talking about it throughout our day both in public and in private.
In Deuteronomy 10:12-22, it connects having a circumcised heart with loving God with all of our heart and soul, walking in His ways, obeying the Mosaic Law, and knowing who God is through describing himself almost similar lines as Jeremiah 9:24 as being impartial, executing justice for the fatherless and the widow, and who loves the sojourners.
In Deuteronomy 30:1-16, It connects having a circumcised heart with repenting and obeying God's voice, with keeping the Mosaic Law, with loving God will all of our heart and soul, and with walking in God's ways.
In Acts 7:51-53, it connects having an uncircumcised heart with resisting the Holy Spirit, with not knowing God's prophets or the Righteous One, and with not keeping the Mosaic Law.
In Romans 2:25-29, circumcision has value if we keep the Mosaic Law, but if we break it, then it becomes circumcision. If a man who is uncircumcised keeps the Mosaic Law, then he will be regard as circumcision and will condemn those who are circumcised, but break the Mosaic Law. Real Jews are not just psychically circumcised, but also have circumcised hearts by the Spirit, not by the letter. Clearly, this passage is speaking about Gentiles obeying the Mosaic Law and what Gentiles are being told to do by loving God with all of our heat and soul should not be interpreted as being something different from what Jews are being told to do by loving God with all of our heart and soul.
In 1 John 2:3-6, it equates following Christ's commands with saying that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, and he walked in complete obedience to the Mosaic Law. Furthermore, it says that those who say that they know Christ, but don't obey his commands are liars and the truth is not in them. Furthermore, in 1 John 3:4-6, sin is the transgression of God's law and those who continue to practice sin have neither seen or known him. In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus said that he tell people that he never knew to depart from him because they were workers of lawlessness. In addition, he said that only those who do the Father's will will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Father straightforwardly makes His will known through His law (Psalms 40:8).
So the Israelites needed to be taught about how to know who God is and the Mosaic Law was given for that purpose. It was through their obedience to it that they came to know Him and through their disobedience that they refused to know Him. Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), so he put who the Father is on display through expressing His nature through his actions, and what that looked like was sinless obedience to the Mosaic Law, so the way that we come to know the Father is through the life, death, and and resurrection of Jesus.
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