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As Filthy Rags

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. —Isaiah 64:6 God saw the Israelites as unclean and

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They Had Sung an Hymn

And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. —Mark 14:26 The Jews observed the Passover by singing or chanting

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Feet Washing Through History

Evidence suggests there have been Christians who practiced the ordinance of feet washing throughout history. Augustine (A.D. 400) endorsed the literal ritual. The custom gained

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Water Baptism

The practice of water baptism was not foreign to the Jews when John the Baptist began to preach the baptism of repentance. In the Old

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Tongues Through History

The practice of speaking in ecstatic tongues and their interpretation predates Pentecost and was of non-Christian origin. Babbling ecstatically is common in pagan religions both

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Other Tongues

When the disciples spoke in ‘other tongues’ after being filled with the Holy Spirit, they were not speaking an unintelligible, heavenly language. They were speaking

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