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'''Judaizer''' is a word that describes certain people mentioned in the Christian New Testament. A ''Judaizer'' is a person who believed that a male must be [[circumcised ]] as required in [[Judaism]] to be a Christian. The Christian fathers, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, concluded in the [[Council at Jerusalem]] that [[Brit Milah| circumcision ]] should be omitted from the list of requirements to become a Christian, so the position of the [[Judaizers ]] was not sustained. Christians may read [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017&version=NASB1995 chapter 17 of Genesis], which is historical in nature, and incorrectly believe that it applies to Christian practice today. They may inadvertently become modern-day [[judaizers]], if they erroneously insist that a son have his protective [[foreskin]] [[amputation| amputated]] by harmful [[circumcision]] in the fashion of the Jews of antiquity. Pastor Jim Scudder, Jr. (2025) explains in his podcast that [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%202%3A8-9&version=NASB Christians obtain salvation by ''faith'', not by ''works''].<ref>Ephesians 2:8-9</ref> Circumcision is a ''work'', so it is unnecessary for salvation.<ref>Pastor Jim Scudder, Jr. [https://ingraceradio.podbean.com/e/the-first-grace-conference-part-1-acts-151-21/ The First Grace Conference - Part 1 | Acts 15:1-21], InGrace Radio Ministry; 17 December 2025.</ref>{{SEEALSO}}* [[Council at Jerusalem]]{{LINKS}}* {{URLwikipedia|Judaizer|Judaizer}}{{REF}}