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Washing of feet to be saved	Fred	Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Question: Hi Bro Ignatius, My manger at work who says she a born again Christian said I need my feet washed to be saved. Quoting Scripture. No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” Thank you for your time. Fred
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Fred: Your manager is wrong. This is the problem with Protestants as they tend to make personal interpretations that sometimes can be rather wacko. Jesus tells us how to be saved, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5) This is saying that we must be baptized and receive the Holy Spirit. The passage you refer to is John 13:8. The "no part of me" means that "Peter (and us) cannot be a disciples of Christ on our own terms but must submit ourselves to the divine plan already determined by the Lord" (Commentary, Ignatius Study Bible) That divine plan is that we are saved by the grace of God through our faith that begins with the salvific work of the Sacrament of Baptism, and continued today by our faith that is expressed in the works of love (faith without works of love is dead according to St. James), and the faith that allows us to die in a State of Grace, in our faith, brings us the final act of salvation. This Faith is necessary for salvation. The Lord himself affirms: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (Mk 16:16). God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Washing of feet to be saved

Fred

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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Hi Bro Ignatius,

My manger at work who says she a born again Christian said I need my feet washed to be saved.

Quoting Scripture.

No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

Thank you for your time.

Fred

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Fred:

Your manager is wrong. This is the problem with Protestants as they tend to make personal interpretations that sometimes can be rather wacko.

Jesus tells us how to be saved, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5)

This is saying that we must be baptized and receive the Holy Spirit.

The passage you refer to is John 13:8. The "no part of me" means that "Peter (and us) cannot be a disciples of Christ on our own terms but must submit ourselves to the divine plan already determined by the Lord" (Commentary, Ignatius Study Bible)

That divine plan is that we are saved by the grace of God through our faith that begins with the salvific work of the Sacrament of Baptism, and continued today by our faith that is expressed in the works of love (faith without works of love is dead according to St. James), and the faith that allows us to die in a State of Grace, in our faith, brings us the final act of salvation.

This Faith is necessary for salvation. The Lord himself affirms: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (Mk 16:16).

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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