1 Corinthians 7:19, Circumcision Is Nothing
The Christian life is the grace of living out the character of God as declared summarily by God in the Ten Commandments even in the Word of God. There is a consistency between the heart and the hand. God is glorified in such a life. The essence of God’s law is nothing less than the expression of God’s character – His holiness and His love. True holiness and true love begins with a transformed heart. There is an inner holiness and love present in the heart. It is not a mechanical outward obedience of the Pharisees. That’s not true righteousness, Jesus pointed out.