<TITLE>18. Par -</TITLE>L-167-Q-35 35. Please explain if a Christian should observe feet-washing, and baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ's Name instead of the Name of the "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." Please.
All right. I had about three of those in here that asked that same thing of feet-washing. Well, I might as well start on that. All right, now you may different; that's all right. Let me just read a few, just a moment. Or if you want to read it, get St. John the 13th chapter, just a moment. I want to ask you something here. And listen to what Jesus Christ said Himself, and then I'll take you on over in the Testament and show you it's still observed on. Begin at the 2nd verse.
Now, supper being ended, the devil have... put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
Jesus knowing... the Father had given all things into his hands,... He came from God, and He went to God; (He came out of the Spirit into flesh, and returned back into Spirit. See?)
And He rises from the supper,... laid aside his garments;... took a towel,... girded himself.
After that he poured water into a bason,... begin to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
Jesus... said unto him, What--what I do now thou knowest not... but thou shall know hereafter.
Peter said unto him, Thou shall never wash my feet.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. (Oh, could you imagine that. All right.)
Simon... said to him,... not my feet only, but... my hands and my head.
And Jesus said unto him, He that is washed... save... needs to wash his feet, you're clean every whit:... but not all.
For he knew who should betray him; wherefore he said, You're not all clean.
So after he had washed their feet, and had--had taken his garments, and had set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done unto you?
You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for so I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet;... you ought to wash one another's feet.
For I have given you an example, that you should do to one another as I have done unto you.
Happy are ye if ye know these things and do them.

L-177-169 Over in II Timothy, Paul said, writing to the church, "Don't let a widow be brought into the church until she has washed the saints' feet." That's right. A feet-washing was observed all through the Bible days. And by God's help, if I keep my right mind, and God helps me, I'll observe it till I die. That's right. It is exactly a commission of Jesus Christ.

L-177-Q-36 Now, here's going to be a stinging question:
36. Why would a person be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ instead of the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"?

L-177-Q-37 I got two or three; here's one right here:
37. Brother Bill, what is the false baptism that you were speaking of last night, if it is water or Spirit? If it is water, and you said Jesus Christ's Name, why did Matthew 28:19... it'd say "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost"? Please explain.
Now, these are kind of stinging, but I believe I got another one here somewhere, the same thing, oh, it's about three places. I'll try to get to it. Let's see. Will--will you bear with me for a few minutes? All right.
Now, let's just start now and answer these questions. Maybe we can skim through them, and get them maybe (the rest of them) tomorrow, if nothing else for Sunday school, or sometime. But these people, perhaps, are asking this, and tomorrow is baptism.
Now, whichever way you're baptized, that doesn't matter to me. But I want to tell you the apostolic doctrine of the Bible. See?


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