Assertion: baptism | /r/CapableOf | replace circumcision
Facets:
value: as the mark
type: MANNER
value: under the new covenant
type: OTHER
value: in a sense
type: OTHER
value: as a covenant sign
type: MANNER
value: in the new testament
type: LOCATION
value: as the sign of covenant
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It’s probably right, therefore, to say that baptism has replaced circumcision as the mark of being part of the people of God.
text: “Baptism has replaced circumcision as the mark of being part of the people of God.
text: If in fact baptism does replace circumcision in the New Testament, then this means that baptism functions in the same way that circumcision did, namely, as a sign and seal of the righteousness that is ours by faith.
text: Many Reformed Baptists (Calvinistic Baptists) agree with the principles of Covenant Theology and agree that Baptism has, in a sense, replaced circumcision as the sign of covenant.
text: Furthermore, Paul notes that baptism has replaced circumcision (Col. 2:11–12).
text: Instead, baptism, which, under the new covenant replaces circumcision as a covenant sign, is similar to circumcision in what both signify.