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Originally Posted by Coonskinner
Spiritual consequences based on an outward sign is not some new thing.
When the angel of death passed through the land of Egypt, the houses covered by blood on the doorposts were spared.
The mark of obedience was the visible protection that identified their obedience.
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The difference in God's people of the OT and the NT is that God required outward signs in the OT. He didn't in the NT, otherwise men would have to be circumcised when they are saved (if they weren't already).
Paul preached that it didn't apply to us anymore.