<TITLE>10. Par 32-34</TITLE>L-32 In the Scripture reading, in the book of Saint John the 13th chapter we read, beginning with the 2nd verse of the 13th chapter...
... supper being ended, the devil now have put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him;
Jesus knowing... the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he... come from God, and he went to God;
He rises from the supper,... laid aside his garments;... took a towel, and girded himself.
After... he poured water into a bason, and 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 saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do now thou knowest not... ; but thou shall know hereafter.
Peter said unto him, Thou shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou has no part with me.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, not only my feet, but all--but also my hands and my head.
Jesus said to him, He that is washed need... save to wash his feet,... you're clean every whit:... ye are clean, but not all.
For he knew who should betray him; therefore he said, You're not all clean.
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and had set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I've done to you?
You call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet.
For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done unto you.

L-33 I think that is one of the most beautiful verses: "I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done unto you." We should do to each other in commemoration, as it's been a practice of the church, of this group of people gathering, ever since we began. And before this Tabernacle was ever built, when we were yet in cottage prayer meetings, we practiced feet-washing.
Our sisters go to the room in the back, our brethren go to the room to the right, and we observe feet-washing. Strangers, if you're with us tonight, we're only happy to have you to fellowship in these ordinances of God.

L-34 I might explain, as I said a few moments ago, the thing that God left for us to do: water baptism (one article), communion. And you remember, that's only two. God is perfected in three. Feet-washing is the third. See?
And we remember that years later, even in the Bible... Some people try to say it's not necessary. Certainly, I don't mean to say that people's feet need washing. That isn't it. Maybe theirs did not either. But it was an act of humility. It's an--it's an act of--of doing, just as essential as water baptism, because He has said here that, "I've given you an example that you should do to each other as I have done to you."
And we find out that a widow could not be brought in among the people unless she had lodged strangers and had washed the feet of the saints, showing ourselves humble. If anything that we want to be, is humble, 'cause that's... The secret to power is through humility. And you're always happy when you come out of these things, of doing them. It's a blessed order of fellowship that we observe here at the church.


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