who by the letter and (physical) circumcision dost transgress the law”?
The word “letter” is grammatos. It is used in Luke 23:38 to refer to the words or letters carried on the cross. In Galatians 6:11, it refers to the written words Paul added to the letter by his own hand. In that sense, it refers to the written Law of God. The word means the actual written words of the law, the outward form which could be seen and read. If we take the phrase “letter and circumcision” to mean circumcision is another letter of the law, then the idea of the words “transgress by the letter and circumcision” is that the Jews sought to obey the law, including circumcision, to be right with God. The problem with that method of attaining righteousness is that it only seals them in their sin because they cannot obey the law perfectly and because they are misusing the law. The law is intended not to show people how to be right before God by their own efforts but to show people that they cannot obey perfectly. Exposure to the law ought to cause people to seek salvation in Jesus Ch
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