4:11 “And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.” The historical argument is a forcible one. The blessing was not given to Abraham as a circumcised man but as a believing man. And hence it also comes to all of us who believe. What a mercy it is that there is, in this sense, no distinction between