The Gospel According To John January 29, 2012 Sermon Lesson 66 John 13:1-17
Washing the Disciple's Feet Because Jesus humbled Himself for us, we must humble ourselves for each other. Jesus humbly washed His disciples' feet (1-11) An acted parable of atonement (once-for-all cleansing) (1-11) He loved His own (1) He recognized His own divine authority (2-3) He showed them His coming humiliation (4-11) An acted parable of sanctification (on-going cleansing) (10) He cleansed the clean disciples' feet (10) An acted parable of distinguishing grace (10-11) He proclaimed that not all are “clean” (10-11) We disciples are to humbly wash one another's feet (12-17) Because of Jesus' example (12-16) Because He wants us to have a happy life (17) Applications Washing each other's feet means: 1. Humbling ourselves before other believers in order to help them, and… 2. Cleansing them…enabling them to deal with their sins, and… 3. Paying the price necessary for humbling ourselves and cleansing others…
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