FEETWASHING

 THE GOSPEL IN FEET-WASHING
In verse 3, John sets the stage. Jesus had all power in heaven and earth. He was God in the flesh. He is the creator. Now, Jesus is going to shock the disciples and the rest of creation. He became the lowly love slave.
 
Philippians 2:5-11
 
5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: […]

 St. John 13:13-14
Verse 13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. Jesus gave important ground work for verses 14-17. First, in verse 12, He asks, Do you know what I have done? The obvious answer from the context is, No. The second point is you call me Master and Lord! The question is […]

 
What’s An Ordinance?
 
There are various definitions given for the term ordinance.[1] The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states.
                   “In the NT, ‘ordinance’ renders different Gr. Words, viz. (1) dikaiwma, dikaioma, in Lk 1:6 and He 9:1, 10. The word means lit. ‘ Anything declared right’; but these passages ceremonial and religious regulation; (2) dogma dogma, in […]

 FEETWASHING AN ORDINANCE
There has never been a time in the history of the Christian church, where the ordinance and its truths are needed so badly. The religious politics, hatred, jealousy and snobbery are an abomination to the God they confess to love (John 13:33-36).
A study in hermeneutics will establish the ordinance of Washing the Saint’s Feet. Hermeneutics […]