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1 | Is foot washing ignored? | John 13:34 | YenIsaRap | 218709 | ||
Dear justme It appears with this story of feet washing, that Jesus was speaking about being washed clean, through the sacrifice that would be made for them, (and us), more than a direct teaching, that they should wash each others feet. Or even that foot washing should become a doctrine for us to follow. He was also expressing to them that they should become servants, not esteeming themselves to highly, humbling themselves. There are some churches that do practice it as a way of keeping themselves humble, but the practice only takes place with the pastor, elders, deacons. Does this help Yen |
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2 | Is foot washing ignored? | John 13:34 | DocTrinsograce | 218710 | ||
John Calvin commented on this as follows: "This is an argument from the greater to the less. Pride hinders us from maintaining that equality which ought to exist amongst us. But Christ, who is far exalted above all others, stoops down, that he may make the proud men ashamed, who, forgetting their station and rank, look upon themselves as not bound to hold intercourse with the brethren. For what does a mortal man imagine himself to be, when he refuses to bear the burdens of brethren, to accommodate himself to their customs, and, in short, to perform those offices by which the unity of the Church is maintained? In short, He means that the man who does not think of associating with weak brethren, on the condition of submitting mildly and gently even to offices which appear to be mean, claims more than he has a right to claim, and has too high an opinion of himself." | ||||||