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(John 13:1-17)
I. Introduction.
As we move into chapter 13
We see the Passover has finally arrived
And Jesus is with His disciples in the upper room.
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As his was the last Gospel written.
This may be why
He doesnt give us an account
Of the Last Supper
Since the other three writers
Included it in their Gospels
He does, however, give us
What Jesus taught on that occasion
Just before His betrayal and crucifixion
Which the other Gospel writers left out:
The next five chapters
Which we call the Upper Room Discourse.
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1. We read in verse 1, Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that
His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having
loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
John tells us that what were about to read
Took place just before the Feast of Passover.
There is some question
As to what John meant
When he said it was before the Feast.
Some believe he meant a couple of days before,
While other see it as just before,
So that what we see Jesus teach
Takes place at the Last Supper.
When you consider
That immediately following this meal
Jesus and His disciples
Go to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray,
It seems that this must be the latter.
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Which He was now about to lay down for them
That they might live forever.
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garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself. Then He poured water into
the basin, and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the
towel with which He was girded.
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Or when the Jews would entertain privately,
Or at their common meals,
But something they would do
When they entertained travelers.
Perhaps Jesus was making a statement
About His disciples being pilgrims and strangers in this world
Even as our Lords says is true about our own situation.
Seeing the condition of this world,
And how wonderful heaven will be,
We should not be at all sorry
That this is the case.
But one thing that was always true about foot washing
Was that when it was done
It wasnt something
The master would do for the servant,
But the servant for the master.
It was an act of the greatest humility
For it to be the other way around.
But thats what happened.
Jesus, the Son of God
God, in our nature
Humbled Himself,
Took the role of a servant
It couldnt.
But Jesus washing Peter
With His own blood
Through His sacrifice on the cross would.
Thats what Jesus was teaching.
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Then give me a full bath!
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But it is a picture of what does:
The death of Jesus Christ on the cross
Received by faith in Him,
Which was something Judas didnt have.
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He rules and overrules all things
For your good.
And He prays for you
Continually before His Father,
Pleading His righteousness
And His death,
And the Fathers promise to give you to Him.
He will not let you go
If you love Him and are following Him
Because He loves you too much.
He will not lose you,
But bring you to heaven,
And keep you forever.
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We read in verse 12-17, So when He had washed their feet, and taken His
garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, Do you know
what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right,
for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also
ought to wash one anothers feet. For I gave you an example that you also
should do as I did to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than
his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you
know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
If Jesus, being God,
Would do this for His own
If He would do this for us
How much more should we do this for each other?
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But it could only be considered loving
If the person really needed their feet washed.
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