Why does the Coptic church still perform circumcisions?
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Circumcision is a requirement from The Mosaic Law:
> Any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh of
> his foreskin will be cut off from his people – he has failed to carry
> out my requirement. *(Gen. 17:14, NIV)*
However the old laws are no longer a requirement based on being saved by grace.
> For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not
> from yourselves, it is the gift of God *(Ephesians 2:8, NIV)*
I understand that the Coptic Orthodox Church still practices circumcision. What is the Biblical basis for this?
Asked by The Freemason
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Jan 22, 2015, 06:01 PM
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Last activity: Oct 29, 2015, 10:35 PM