Passaic City record., 1891-10-17
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOB
OCTOBER 18.
Lesson Text: Washing the Disciples
Feet" John xiii, 1-17-GoIdens
Text: Phil. H. g.
Commentary.

Wnen Jesus knew that his hour was conue
that de should depart ont of this world unto
the fathe-.h This is that passover concern
ing which He had said that He heartily de.
sired to eat it with them before He suffered
luke xxi, 15. When we read of the pass.
over we should always think of the words,
christ our passover is sacrificed for us" q
Cor. v, n
Having loved His own which were in
the world, be loved them unto the end.n
Knowing all about them, and how one would
deny Him and all forsake HIN, yet He loved
them with an everlasting. unchanging love-.
Judas never was really His, but the others,
with all their sins, were His own.
2. And supper being ended, the devil hav.
ing now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot.
Slmons son. to betray him" The revised
version says during SUPERB AS to the
character of Judas from the very first, see
chapter vi, 90 'Eave / not chosen you
twelve, and one of you is dsvilg Profess
ing to be disciple OF Christ, he was in real
lty disciple of the devil.
3. Jesus knowing that the Father had
given all things into His hands, and that Hs
was come from God and went to God.n
Nothing will enable us to havea true spirit
OF humility like the consciousness thar we
are the children Of God and joint heirs with
Christ, one with Him who is possessor of
heaven and earth
4. He riseth from supper. and laid aside
bis garments, and took a towel and girded
Himself Jesus could not do anything i'm
perfectly. The laying aside of His garments
reminds us ct lsraefs high priest, who on the
day Of atonement laid aside his garments of
glory and beauty that, clothed only in white
linen, he might go into the holy Of holies to
make atonement for the sins of the nation
tLey. XVI, 81. 1t also suggests to US that
Jesus laid aside the glory which He had with
the Father before the world was, that He
might become cur atonement to cleanse US
from all sin Ill Cor. viii, 9; Y. 2n
8. After that He poureeh water into a
basin, and began to wash the disciples feet,
and to wipe them with the towel wherewith
He was girded'' When John saw Him in
vision on the isle Of Patmos He was still tha
glrded one, 'Girt about the breasts with a
golden eirdle" tRev. l.. 49, The girdle in
dicates service When on earth in His hu-5
initiation He said: Il am among you as He
that serveth.a
T.. ''Then cometh He to Simon Peter, and
Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost Thou wash
my feet" Peters thought probably was
that be could not think OF having his Lord
stoop to do for him SO menial a service. He
did not as yet know the true spirit of Christ.
That this feet washing was the most menial
service, see the request OF Abigail when
David offered to make her his wife Il Sam.
XIV, Al.
T. Jesus answered and said unto him,
What do thou knowest not now; but thou
shalt know hereafter This verse is often
used TO comfort those who are in perplexity
concerning Gods dealings with them in this
present life, aud they are told that they shall
know hereafter-that Is, in the world to
come. It is all true that Ehat is now dark
and mysterious shall be clearly known in the
kingdom for Now we see through q glass
darkly, but then face TO face; now we know
in part but then shall we know even as we
are known Il Cor. xiii, ~. These words
to Peter may, however, have meant that he
would know little later that very evening,
after Jesus had finished the feet washing (see
verses IA, 15l.
s. aPeter saith unto Him, Thou shalt
never wash my feet This may seem like
humility, but it is in reality resisting the
loving and all wise Saviour. Rather
should Peter have said. 'Be it unto me as
Thou wilt"
ssJesus answered him, II l wash thee now
thou hast no part with Men Whatever we
may be morally or rreigiously, If we are not
washed from our sins by His blood we have
no part with Him.
g. ssSirnon Peter saith unto Him, Lord not
my feet only, but also my hands and my
head.n The thought of having TO part with
Jesus makes Peter anxious to be thoroughly
washed.
10. Jesus saith unto him, He that is
washed neeieth not save to wash his feet,
butts clean every whit" When we receive
Jesus as our Saviour we are Immediately ac-
cepted in Him, and are washed, Justified and
sanctifed, complete in Him, so that by His
finished work we are made perfectly whole
as to our standing before God and accept
ance with God.
10, II. ''And We are clean. but not all.
For He knew who should betray Him; there
fore said He, Ye are not all ciean." Judas
never was clean; he was only disciple IN
name; he was of the number or the twelve
IT. flr- of n
twelve. As TO the other eleven, who were
disciples indeed, although in themselves weak
and sinful, vet in Christ they were clean,
and bv His merits made meet for the in
heritance of the saints in light tCol- l., 12)-
r. $50 after He had washed their feet,
and had taken His garments, and was set
down again, He said unto them, Know ye
what [ have doue to your He is now about
10 make good His word to Peter. Thou shalt
know hereafter, or after these things verse
y. Teaching by object lessons begun In Eden
with the Tree of Life, the cherubim and the
flaming swori
Is sYe call Me Master ani Lord; and ye
say we'll. for so l am" He hal taught them
that He was their Master, and He only, and
that they were not to call each other master
tNath. xiii. S. IN. Master signifies teacher,
and is so translate in John ill.,, 2, and else
where. Lord signifies ru er or poSsessor or
proprietor. In the Old Testament, Lord,
when all in capitals. is the great name Jeho-
yah. the self assistant the righteous. but
when only the L is a capital and the ord
small letters then it is Adonai signifying
possessor or proprietor. and Is hrst found IN
Gen. xv 2. in connection with JenoVah tIof
F. God all in capitals is also Jehovah(. where
! Abraham. recognizes the posSeSsor OF heaven
and earth as his possess9r, VINO Is rignt
eous.
! IA IF l. then, your Lord and Master.
I have washed your feet, We also ought 70
! wash ore another's feet Our whole busl-
I ness here is to reproduce IN these bodies
I something of the life OF Jesus III Cor. w..
III. that He while unseen By the world may
( be seen in us. This can never be done by
any efforts of ours. but only by yielding 20
Him, that He may live IN US.
Is. ssFor have given you an example.
that We should do as l have done to you. 7
+ We cannot be saved by trying 10 follow his
example. but being saved by bis precious
blood we can then by His sDirit IN ms Ioiiow
His example, FOR He left US an example that
we should follow His steps Il Pet IL. Al.
As 10 this feet washing, We may do IL oy ac-
monishing each other OF faults and Sins
NAV correct and cleanse each other by the
Word of God.
IL. Verify, verify, | say unto you, The
servant is not greater than his lord; neither
be that is sent greater than he that sent
him. We are to serve as the servants Of
Christ. doing the viii of tod from the heart
tEph. vi O. Being made free from sin and
become servants to God. we are TO have our
fruit unto holiness from. VII 23l.
IL '.If We know these things, happy are ye
If We do Them To know and not to do IS
only TO bring upon ourselves greater condemn
nation Luke XII, a, 4S). The gospels are q
,,arors5 of the tninprs that. Jesus began to do