Is Footwashing a Biblical Requirement? | Episode 87

In John 13:14-15, Jesus tells His disciples, “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.” Does this mean the practice of footwashing is a biblical requirement, or did Jesus only mean that believers should look for practical ways to serve one another?

Dr. David K. Bernard answers this question with a review of both the Scriptures and the history of revival movements, including the early twentieth-century Pentecostals.

In this episode, Dr. Bernard references the book “Footwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community” by John Christopher Thomas, available at https://www.amazon.com/Footwashing-Johannine-Community-Academic-Paperback/dp/0567082784.

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