What is the purpose of a foot washing service?

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Esther

John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

I don't see where any confusion can be in these scriptures. He plainly said you "ought" to wash each others feet.

"ought" 1. have a duty; be obliged: [you ought to obey your parents] 2. be right or suitable [it ought to be allowed] 3. be wise [I ought to go before it rains] 4. be expected: [ at your age you ought to know better] 5. be very likely: the fastest one ought to win the race
syn. 1. must, should
Thorndike Barnhart Dictionary

To me here He is saying you MUST I have given you an example of what I want you to do.

How is that confusing?

Correct, Jesus was speaking to those disciples, 2000 years ago, who practiced a CUSTOM of footwashing.

In there day and custom, YES, they should follow his EXAMPLE and humbly wash a brothers feet.

Bu i contend we have missed the PRINCIPLE Christ was teaching if we think washing someone feet here in America 2000 years later is the LESSON he wanted to impart to us.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Correct, Jesus was speaking to those disciples, 2000 years ago, who practiced a CUSTOM of footwashing.

In there day and custom, YES, they should follow his EXAMPLE and humbly wash a brothers feet.

Bu i contend we have missed the PRINCIPLE Christ was teaching if we think washing someone feet here in America 2000 years later is the LESSON he wanted to impart to us.

Well I am puzzled how you are choosing to decide which scriptures was for only the disciples and which are for everyone even 2000 years later???

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Esther

Well I am puzzled how you are choosing to decide which scriptures was for only the disciples and which are for everyone even 2000 years later???

Common sense and maybe a bit of discernment. That's how I roll, it doesn't seem to work for everyone.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Common sense and maybe a bit of discernment. That's how I roll, it doesn't seem to work for everyone.

Every man does what is right in HIS OWN eyes.

Do you participate in communion?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Esther

Well I am puzzled how you are choosing to decide which scriptures was for only the disciples and which are for everyone even 2000 years later???

A common problem of the modern day Church nowadays!
Actually, Jim Jones brought his own interpetation to the Scriptures at Peoples Temple which led to a thousand people losing their lives!

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Esther

Every man does what is right in HIS OWN eyes.

Do you participate in communion?

I do, even though I don't think the thimble of grape juice and morsel of a wafer is what the early church dined on.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

I do, even though I don't think the thimble of grape juice and morsel of a wafer is what the early church dined on.

Exactly! But it is the principal, which is the same for footwashing. It is a principal.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Ron

A common problem of the modern day Church nowadays!
Actually, Jim Jones brought his own interpetation to the Scriptures at Peoples Temple which led to a thousand people losing their lives!

Yeah Ron, that's where I'm going with this........

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Esther

Exactly! But it is the principal, which is the same for footwashing. It is a principal.

Yes, that's what I am saying!!

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Ron

A common problem of the modern day Church nowadays!
Actually, Jim Jones brought his own interpetation to the Scriptures at Peoples Temple which led to a thousand people losing their lives!

True.

The church of Laodicea he told them they were lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, and he would vomit them out of His mouth. He went on to say, they think they are rich and have need of nothing, but they are wretched, miserable, poor and blind and naked; in other words they are deceived.

I believe we are in the church age of the Laodicea and that is why we see so many being deceived in the last days. We are seeing more and more lukewarm saints.

I wonder if part of that is because of the very busy and hectic lifestyles of today??

I know the only antidote to deception is having a love for the truth. Loving truth, does not always agree with what you want to believe or accept. But God is Truth, and we must believe Him and in Him.

To many know OF Him but don't KNOW Him.