Is Foot Washing an Ordinance at Your Church?

[HeDied4U]

We take for granted that water (by submersion) baptism, and communion are ordinances observed at most Evangelical churches. But, I was wondering how many churches practice the ordinance of foot washing the week between Palm Sunday and Easter?

And what Scripture do you use to support this as an ordinance?

Just thinking, maybe some of you can fill in the blanks!!! :thumbsup:

My current church does not.

A church I attended briefly in the late 90's did a foot washing service twice a year. Whether or not it was an ordinance or just something they wanted to do I do not know. It was a charismatic church and I only attended a few months before I had to "run away as fast as I could."

 

[Alcott]

Is Foot Washing an Ordinance at Your Church?

No. It's not even an ordinance at my bathtub.

 

[thegospelgeek]

If I recall correctly Free Will Baptists practice it as an ordinance.

Correct, there is no standard for frequency. Some monthly, some quarterly, some annually. I do not know of any who do every week.

 

[convicted1]

It is not just an Appalachian inovation/custom....From the Philadelphia Baptist Association minutes of 1771
5. To. a query from Dividing Creek, relative to washing the saints' feet, the following reply was made This query being founded on John 13:1-17, can no otherwise be determined than by fixing the genuine sense of that Scripture, which to do is earnestly recommended.

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

I can fellowship with any church, but if they do not hold to feet washing, I would not take membership there.

 

[salzer mtn]

The bible in 1 Tim chapter 5 say's to honor widows that are widows indeed. One of the qualifications of a widow indeed is found in verse 10 where it say's, if she has washed the saint's feet. It didn't say if she washed her own feet or if she washed someone of the worlds feet, but the saint's feet. She was a foot washing baptist.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

:thumbs::thumbs:

I can fellowship with any church, but if they do not hold to feet washing, I would not take membership there.

:thumbs:"if I then your lord & teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought wash one another's feet"

What may I ask is not clear about that?

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Is Foot Washing an Ordinance at Your Church?

No. It's not even an ordinance at my bathtub.

You friend need oder eaters :laugh:

 

[Tom Butler]

Baptism and the Lord's Supper remind us of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Footwashing does not meet that criterion.

 

[righteousdude2]

Does it not....

Baptism and the Lord's Supper remind us of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Footwashing does not meet that criterion.

.....remind us of servant hood, or humility?

 

[convicted1]

...if we were ever to share a service together, it would be my honor to wash your feet. You are a humble soul, and one I feel a close fellowship with.

Brother Paul, please forgive me for my oversight of this posting of yours a whiles back. I would want to wash your feet first. I always feel honored to bow at my Brother's feet, to place them, one at a time, in the wash basin, and then drying them with the towel that's girded about my waist.

To those of you who haven't, and/or won't, you don't know the blessing you're missing out on.