The Body and Feet: The function of beautiful feet
[1] The feet cover many different roles in the Bible. However, I would like to show you how they can be 'beautiful' by carrying the word of God.[2] In this way, they work as part of the body of Christ. The feet are a representative member of that body. To look at a text where Paul mentions the ‘foot’ [=feet] as a member of the body of Christ, let’s go to: 1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many. 1 Corinthians 12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? What does a foot (or the feet) do as a member of the body of Christ? A natural perspective can help us understand the spiritual: • The feet carry, or move the body. • Movement can be in various directions (e.g., forwards, backwards, or sideways) • The feet are the means by which we stand and do not move. Jesus took a towel and washed his disciples’
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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