2050. 创世记 17:13. 你家里生的或你用银子买的, 都必须受割礼. 这样, 我的约就立在你们肉体上, 作永远的约.

“都必须受割礼” 表他们必须完全除去自己的我欲和物欲. “你家里生的或你用银子买的” 表教会内的这两种人. “我的约就立在你们肉体上” 表主在人的肮脏中与他结合, 也表有意义的仪式. “作永远的约” 表结合.

On a natural level, there are a variety of things that can cause shame. We might be ashamed of physical weakness or ugliness; we might be ashamed of a lack of education or a menial job; we might be ashamed of a dirty house or a misbehaving child. On a deeper level we would be ashamed to have people know our dark thoughts and unspoken desires. All of these have to do with our failings, our sense of not being good enough. And so it is in the Bible, where "shame" represents a knowledge and acknowledgement of our own evil, its hold on us and the delight we take in it.