God's true "people" have always been people of faith. The outer circumcision was to be an indication of the heart, not an act of works. Thus Abraham was circumcised outwardly, but was saved by faith alone which the circumcision was intended to indicate. Similarly, Christians are saved by heart FAITH in Jesus, and not by baptism alone, even though we are told to follow faith into an act of baptism. That's a distinction unbelievers don't seem to comprehend. Were you triggered by the [ALL] "Jews are not the chosen people" error in quinoa's post?  I hear ya, but most won't.