“And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.”
Romans 4:11
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Connection with Abraham's new name
Paul looks back to Genesis 17, when God renamed Abram as Abraham and gave him circumcision. Abraham was counted righteous by faith before he was circumcised, so he is the father of all who believe, and the multitude God named him for includes us.
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In Genesis 17 God named Abraham the father of many nations and gave him circumcision as a sign. Paul builds on the order of events: Abraham's faith was counted first, and the mark sealed what was already true. So the Gentiles reading Paul's letter were the many nations God named him for.
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