I your Lord and Teacher have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another feet.
John 13: 14
John 13: 14
Before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world to the end. As to symbolize the gospel of remission of sins, He meaningfully poured out water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and wiped them with towel. Then He came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to Him, “Lord, are you washing my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will know
later (John 13.)” Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus said to him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew who would betray Him;
therefore He said, ‘You are not all clean.’ So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you?’ You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.’”
Why did Jesus wash Peter’s feet? Jesus knew that Peter would soon deny Him three times and that he would continue to sin in the future. After Jesus went up to Heaven, if, His disciples had had any sin left in their heart, they would not have been able to be united with Jesus. But Jesus knew all of His disciples’ weaknesses and He didn’t want their sins to come between Him and His disciples. Therefore, He needed to teach them that all their iniquities had already been washed away and wanted them to make sure that they would stand firm on the gospel of His baptism and also, the complete remission of all their lifelong sins. That was the reason why He washed His disciples’ feet before His crucifixion. John 13 talks about the perfect salvation. While washing their feet, Jesus told them about the wisdom of the gospel of His baptism through which all men could be washed of their trespasses.
“Do not be deceived by the devil in the future. I have taken away all your sins with my baptism in the Jordan River and I shall take the judgment for them on the Cross. Then, I shall be resurrected from the dead and fulfill the salvation of being born again for all of you. To teach you that I have already washed away even your future sins, to teach you the original gospel of the remission of sins, I am washing your feet before my crucifixion. This is the secret of the gospel of being born again. You should all believe thus.” And have complete salvation.
He was worried that Peter might not be able to come to Him because of all his future sins, (in other words, the sins of his flesh in the future). Jesus washed their feet so that the devil couldn’t take away the disciples’ faiths. Later, Peter came to understand why. Jesus prepared the way so that anyone who believed in the water of His baptism and blood might be redeemed of his sons forever. In John 13, the words He spoke while washing His disciples’ feet are recorded. They are very important words that only the born-again can truly understand. The reason why Jesus washed His disciples’ feet after the Passover feast was to help them realize that He had already washed away all their lifelong sins. Jesus said, “Why I am washing you feet you do not understand now, but you will know later.” We should all know and believe in the baptism of Jesus, which has washed away all our sins and iniquities. The baptism of Jesus at the Jordan was the gospel of the passing of sins by the laying on of hands by Baptist John. We should all believe in the words of Jesus. He took away all the sins of the world through His baptism and accomplished the remission of sins by being judged and crucified on the Cross. The Remission of All Our Lifelong Trespasses Was Fulfilled with the Baptism and the Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Have you known that the devil tries to deceive the righteous in order to make them sinners again? Jesus knew well that, after He was crucified, resurrected and went up to Heaven, the devil and the propagators of the untrue faith would come and try to deceive the disciples. We can see by the testimony of Peter, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” that he believed in Jesus. But still, Jesus wanted to remind Peter once more to keep the gospel of the remission of sins in mind. He wanted to teach it once more to Peter, the disciples and even to us who would come later. Whenever the disciples of Jesus sinned, the devil would tempt and condemn them, saying, “Look! If you still commit sins, how can you say that you are without sin? You have not been saved. You are merely a sinner.” To prevent that kind of infection, Jesus told them that their faiths in the baptism of Jesus had already washed away all their lifelong sins-past, present, and future.
“You all know that I was baptized! The reason I was baptized at the Jordan was to wash away all you lifelong sins, as well as the original sin of humankind. Are you able to understand now why I was baptized, and why I; have to be crucified and die on the Cross?” Jesus washed His disciples’ feet to show them that He had taken away all their daily sins through His baptism, and that He would take the judgment for them on the Cross. Now, you and I have been redeemed of all our sins by our faiths in the gospel of Jesus’ baptism and blood, which enables us to receive the remission of all our sins. Jesus was baptized and crucified for us. He has washed away all our sins with His baptism and blood. Anyone who knows and believes in the gospel of the atonement of sins and who believes in the truth is redeemed of all his/her sins.
Then, what should the born-again do after being saved? They have to admit their sins everyday and believe in the salvation of the baptism and blood of Jesus, the gospel of the atonement for all their sins. The gospel of the remission of sins is what we, the born-again, should deeply impress on our minds. Just because you sin again, does that mean that you are sinned again? No. Knowing that Jesus took away all our sins, even for the future sins, so how could we become sinners again? The baptism of Jesus and His blood on the Cross was the gospel of the atonement for all our lifelong sins. Anyone who believes in this original gospel of the remission of sins can be born-again, without exception, as ‘a righteous person.’
later (John 13.)” Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus said to him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew who would betray Him;
therefore He said, ‘You are not all clean.’ So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you?’ You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.’”
Why did Jesus wash Peter’s feet? Jesus knew that Peter would soon deny Him three times and that he would continue to sin in the future. After Jesus went up to Heaven, if, His disciples had had any sin left in their heart, they would not have been able to be united with Jesus. But Jesus knew all of His disciples’ weaknesses and He didn’t want their sins to come between Him and His disciples. Therefore, He needed to teach them that all their iniquities had already been washed away and wanted them to make sure that they would stand firm on the gospel of His baptism and also, the complete remission of all their lifelong sins. That was the reason why He washed His disciples’ feet before His crucifixion. John 13 talks about the perfect salvation. While washing their feet, Jesus told them about the wisdom of the gospel of His baptism through which all men could be washed of their trespasses.
“Do not be deceived by the devil in the future. I have taken away all your sins with my baptism in the Jordan River and I shall take the judgment for them on the Cross. Then, I shall be resurrected from the dead and fulfill the salvation of being born again for all of you. To teach you that I have already washed away even your future sins, to teach you the original gospel of the remission of sins, I am washing your feet before my crucifixion. This is the secret of the gospel of being born again. You should all believe thus.” And have complete salvation.
He was worried that Peter might not be able to come to Him because of all his future sins, (in other words, the sins of his flesh in the future). Jesus washed their feet so that the devil couldn’t take away the disciples’ faiths. Later, Peter came to understand why. Jesus prepared the way so that anyone who believed in the water of His baptism and blood might be redeemed of his sons forever. In John 13, the words He spoke while washing His disciples’ feet are recorded. They are very important words that only the born-again can truly understand. The reason why Jesus washed His disciples’ feet after the Passover feast was to help them realize that He had already washed away all their lifelong sins. Jesus said, “Why I am washing you feet you do not understand now, but you will know later.” We should all know and believe in the baptism of Jesus, which has washed away all our sins and iniquities. The baptism of Jesus at the Jordan was the gospel of the passing of sins by the laying on of hands by Baptist John. We should all believe in the words of Jesus. He took away all the sins of the world through His baptism and accomplished the remission of sins by being judged and crucified on the Cross. The Remission of All Our Lifelong Trespasses Was Fulfilled with the Baptism and the Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Have you known that the devil tries to deceive the righteous in order to make them sinners again? Jesus knew well that, after He was crucified, resurrected and went up to Heaven, the devil and the propagators of the untrue faith would come and try to deceive the disciples. We can see by the testimony of Peter, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” that he believed in Jesus. But still, Jesus wanted to remind Peter once more to keep the gospel of the remission of sins in mind. He wanted to teach it once more to Peter, the disciples and even to us who would come later. Whenever the disciples of Jesus sinned, the devil would tempt and condemn them, saying, “Look! If you still commit sins, how can you say that you are without sin? You have not been saved. You are merely a sinner.” To prevent that kind of infection, Jesus told them that their faiths in the baptism of Jesus had already washed away all their lifelong sins-past, present, and future.
“You all know that I was baptized! The reason I was baptized at the Jordan was to wash away all you lifelong sins, as well as the original sin of humankind. Are you able to understand now why I was baptized, and why I; have to be crucified and die on the Cross?” Jesus washed His disciples’ feet to show them that He had taken away all their daily sins through His baptism, and that He would take the judgment for them on the Cross. Now, you and I have been redeemed of all our sins by our faiths in the gospel of Jesus’ baptism and blood, which enables us to receive the remission of all our sins. Jesus was baptized and crucified for us. He has washed away all our sins with His baptism and blood. Anyone who knows and believes in the gospel of the atonement of sins and who believes in the truth is redeemed of all his/her sins.
Then, what should the born-again do after being saved? They have to admit their sins everyday and believe in the salvation of the baptism and blood of Jesus, the gospel of the atonement for all their sins. The gospel of the remission of sins is what we, the born-again, should deeply impress on our minds. Just because you sin again, does that mean that you are sinned again? No. Knowing that Jesus took away all our sins, even for the future sins, so how could we become sinners again? The baptism of Jesus and His blood on the Cross was the gospel of the atonement for all our lifelong sins. Anyone who believes in this original gospel of the remission of sins can be born-again, without exception, as ‘a righteous person.’
