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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.
Note 5 at Acts 15:5: It is evident from this verse that these Pharisees were true Christians, and yet they were holding on to some of their previous beliefs that caused this distention (see note 2 at this verse).
When a person gets born-again, their spirit is the part that is changed (2 Cor. 5:17), not their brain. We have to renew our mind by the word of God (Rom. 12:2). Failure to do so will stop the new life that we receive in Jesus from expressing itself in our thoughts and actions.
