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Old 01-27-2008, 02:54 PM
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Re: Different Thought on Foot Washing

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Originally Posted by Esther View Post
So have I, and I can't for the life of me understand it.

But the thing that brought down lucifer was PRIDE.

I think PRIDE is the reason churches no longer have foot washing.
I don't think it's pride, I just think that the act of washing someone's feet in Jesus' day was an act they understood to be total servanthood.

We don't understand that today, because it's not a part of our culture.

I think we need to do something in our generation that we completely understand to be total servanthood, and to each person, that may be different.

I agree that pride is the downfall of many, but I don't believe that the act of washing someone's feet in 2008 necessarily helps you overcome your pride.

Maybe surrendering a position of authority to another person? Maybe making dinner for someone less fortunate? Maybe just have a good old fashioned repenting service where you go to someone that you trust and confess your faults one to another and ask them to pray for you?

Just ideas.....
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