Religion

Not only is that a direct quote from the bible, he is quoted as saying the same thing in other ways as well.

It’s important to remember the so-called “new” covenant originated with Paul long after Jesus was gone. Jesus was first and foremost a Rabbi, and had he traveled around telling Jews they can deep six Moses’ law he would have either been shunned or executed far sooner than he was.

The biggest reason for the new covenant was Moses’ law stated you don’t step foot in the synagogue with a foreskin. In order for Paul to bring the gentiles and more importantly the wealth of the gentiles to the party, he had to change the rules as getting cut as an adult was out of the question.