Maunday Thursday
This is a wonderful week in the calendar of the church. Today, we celebrate Maunday Thursday. According to the Holmans Bible Dictionary, "Christians began to regard Thursday of Holy Week as a special time for participating in the Lords Supper. The day came to be called 'Maundy Thursday,' a reference to Christs giving a new commandment (John 13:34) to His disciples. The word maundy comes from the Latin word for commandment. Usually the early Maundy Thursday observances included a ceremonial foot-washing, in imitation of Christs washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:5-11). "
John 13:34 (NIV)
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
This is essential in our understanding of the provision and expectation of Christ. He went to the cross with this on His mind. It's a good plan for the day before His crucifixion, four days before His resurrection, and forever...
How are we doing this?
John 13:34 (NIV)
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
This is essential in our understanding of the provision and expectation of Christ. He went to the cross with this on His mind. It's a good plan for the day before His crucifixion, four days before His resurrection, and forever...
How are we doing this?
posted by Jim Knaggs | 11:47 AM
1 Comments:
I learned yesterday that the "regular" foot-washer was absent on the original Maundy Thursday. Evidently this was a responsibility of a very humble person. And seeing a need, the Savior continued his role as the Savior
servant.
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