THE LORD'S SUPPER

A. Washing of feet

Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the last Passover  ( John 13.1-12 ).

His intent was to teach them humility, faith, and obedience  ( John 13.12-16 ).

He told them to follow his example and wash each other's feet  ( John 13.14-15 ).

This custom was the first Christians:

"Known for her good deeds, if she have brought up children, hosted a piligrims, WASHED the FEET of the HOLY, helping a struggling and was ardent by a combination of the good cause"  ( 1 Tim 5.10 ).

All perpetrators of this rite promised blessings ( John 13: 15-17 ).

As Jesus commanded his disciples to observe everything that he commanded ( Matt 28.19-20 ). This includes the washing of the feet.

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B. The Lord's Supper

 

After washing the feet and after the Paschal supper (custody) Jesus established a rite of the Lord's Supper  ( Matt  26.26-29, Mark 14.22-25 ).

Refracted bread symbolizes the body of Christ, and the Bowl - His blood  (1 Cor 11.24-25).   As in the old testament Passover, bread should be insipid, and wine - alcohol free, for yeast and the fermentation is a symbol of sin (1 Cor 5.7-8).

The ritual Supper is remembering the suffering of Christ and his death for sinners and will be committed to the second coming (and washing of the feet) and the moment when will a wedding feast in the sky  ( Is 25.6-9,  Luke 14.15,  Rev 19.9 ).