FEET WASHING | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 8, 1880

FEET WASHING.

WE copy the following remarks on this subject from a correspondent of the Baptist Banner, omitting that part of his article which refers to another writer:—

“As there are many that are not scholars enough to translate, there is no safer plan than to take the word as we have it, and practice it in our lives. If we have not the pure word let us get some of our learned brethren to give it to us. We need something to bring us on a more common level, as Christians. To-day we need more union, more communion, more manifest love to each other. Could we do any better than to obey the injunction to wash each other’s feet as the blessed Lord said we ought? He must have known what was best for us. In John 13:3–15, Jesus says, ‘If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ye also ought to wash one another’s feet; for I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you.’ It does seem to me that this passage is too plain to cavil about. Brethren, let us lay aside caviling about words and be willing to do just what the Saviour said we ought, as obedient children. If a parent says to a son, “you ought to do this or that,” if he is obedient will he not go and do it and not excuse himself by saying that he was not told he must? So far as man’s opinions are concerned they are worth nothing unless backed up by the word. Submitted in love of truth and the brethren. Humility.”