Modern day circumcision is circumcision. But, scripturally speaking, you can have a circumcision that involves keeping much more of your foreskin intact - and you’d still be technically circumcised. Why is it better to have that extra foreskin? Because the extra foreskin may play a part in increased sexual satisfaction for the marital union.
With fasting - you take time off of food. It’s not too much our Lord and Savior is asking of us. We still keep our taste buds in tact when the fast is over.
Same thing with taking breaks from sexual relations:
1 Corinthians 7:5
5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
There’s an old statue of Michaelangelo's depiction of king David - and his foreskin appears to be almost fully intact. People have noted that it’s accurate - and not a mistake. The reason they say is because circumcision was different in the time of David; and is actually correctly noted in the statue with just the tip of the foreskin removed. I know these are simply opinions of people - but it does align with the Hebrew word for “clip.”
With fasting - you take time off of food. It’s not too much our Lord and Savior is asking of us. We still keep our taste buds in tact when the fast is over.
Same thing with taking breaks from sexual relations:
1 Corinthians 7:5
5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
There’s an old statue of Michaelangelo's depiction of king David - and his foreskin appears to be almost fully intact. People have noted that it’s accurate - and not a mistake. The reason they say is because circumcision was different in the time of David; and is actually correctly noted in the statue with just the tip of the foreskin removed. I know these are simply opinions of people - but it does align with the Hebrew word for “clip.”