1) While Christians are under a new covenant of grace rather than the Old Testament law, the key difference is between trusting in the flesh versus the spirit. 2) In the Old Testament, physical circumcision symbolized God's covenant, but some Jews came to overly emphasize this physical ritual rather than obeying God with their heart. 3) For Christians, true circumcision is spiritual rather than physical, and they find confidence in Christ rather than the flesh.