In Worship in the Presence of God, it is stated that Luke 18:13 falls under the section "other postures".
Luke 18:13 (Standing from Afar, striking the breast)
This posture was and is most likely like prostration which is reserved for special humiliation and mourning.. When grieving of severe sin...
I am not sure if they should be done in the public worship of God... But also notice that "He did not so much lift up his eyes" It does not say that they were closed but just cast down.... Quote:
Originally Posted by panta dokimazete  I don't think it is perfectly clear cut, though I do agree with the lifting of hands and eyes... Quote:
Luke 18
10"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11"The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
13"But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'
14"I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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