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Georgia (and perhaps other places) that still observe the rite. Some "non-SBC" missionary Baptists in my area kept up the practice until the late 1930s. BTW, since you mention you have done research into the history of feet washing, do you have any exceptional sources/resources that you would recommend? I am looking at (though not necessarily using) anything I can find. I really like records from individual church and local association minutes, such as notes about the local practice and articles of faith, but these are some of the hardest and most time-consuming to research. In U.S. Baptist history, I am keying on the groups not usually known to have observed the rite -- IOW, almost "everyone" knows that Primitive Baptists and Free Will Baptists practice feet washing, but many would and do assume that Missionary Baptists never did. -
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Association in Ohio which were, in fact, Randall churches. Perhaps the same could be said of MI, IN, and perhaps even IL. I think also that the OK churches had their roots in the Palmer movement, but I'm not sure. Thus, I suggest removing the phrase "vast majority." I suppose the pertinent sentence could read, "A majority of FWBs are descended from the Palmer line, though a strong minority of FWBs are descended from the Randall line" or some such.
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William, good points. There is quite of bit of background of feet washing among those churches that would form the Southern Baptist Convention. But it never was a majority practice; most who did practice it did not call it an ordinance or make it a test of fellowship; and some in the churches
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Hello, Rlvaughn. I wrote what you quoted as the "older version". I noticed the newer version a couple days ago. I don't agree with it, either, but thought I'd give it a little time to see what others think (apparently, this article isn't read much, though). I have done research in the history of
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Christians are not free from sin and some do fall into grevious sins, the sinner does not lose his salvation based on sin. A Christian can only return to a state of condemnation by actually turning from Christ. While it is true that sin leads a person down the road that "can" end in apostasy,
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Also, I have an autobiography of Benjamin Randall and some other source material on Benjamin Randall and John Colby. I would like to start a Benjamin Randall page but I'm not sure how. I've lurked here (read: spent way too much time here) for years, make a few minor edits and suggestions now and
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Therefore, it is not "salvation" that is "lost" and "saved" but rather the Souls of Men (Humanity) that are "lost" and "saved". Now, Free Will Baptists believe that a person is "saved" through their "Free Will" acceptence of Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and continual acknledgement of Him
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