John 13:26-28 26 Jesus answered, ‚ÄúIt is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.‚Äù So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, […]
Tough Truths about Finding a Community
I was at the ECLC today and realized that if you pray for God to put you into a community of people, you had better check to make sure you are humble enough to be a part of whatever community He puts you in. I’m not sure I’m ready for Him to answer me, honestly. […]
Giving and Receiving in Humility
John 13.8 ‚ÄúIf I do not wash you, you have no share with me.‚Äù There is a humility that is beyond the humility that somebody can tell me I need to have or that I can see and grasp. It‚Äôs beyond a virtue or anything that you can talk about, I think. Jesus doesn‚Äôt talk […]
We Think We're All or Nothing, but We're Really Just Selfish
John 13.6-9 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‚ÄúLord, do you wash my feet?‚Äù 7 Jesus answered him, ‚ÄúWhat I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.‚Äù 8 Peter said to him, ‚ÄúYou shall never wash my feet.‚Äù Jesus answered him, ‚ÄúIf I do not wash you, […]
Jesus is the Ultimate Untopper/Topper
All of the disciples are sitting around arguing about who is the best and who Jesus loves the most, all the time getting ready to eat the passover with dirty feet. Jesus alone gets up to wash the feet, and surely nobody noticed what he was doing until He started, because no one questioned or […]
Short, Late night thoughts on Christmas
It says there was no room at the inn. If they went to Joseph’s hometown to be counted in the census, then he’d be there with his extended family, Unless there were none left (orphaned?) Or none would accept him into their house (pregnant betrothed? adulterer?) In ancient times the status of a people or […]
Jesus made them clean, but not all of them got clean.
John 13:10 ¬? Jesus answered, ‚ÄúA person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.‚Äù Part of this verse shows why Universalism can‚Äôt be true. Yes, Jesus died for the sins of all people, but NO, that […]
Giving up on "working toward" Holiness
John 13:9-10 “Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean,” For a long time in my Christian life, I’ve been […]
True Authority and Power on Display in John 13
3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. Here you go world, it’s not as if Jesus was slowly […]
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