Just a few hours before His arrest, trials in the Sanhedrin, and crucifixion, Jesus washed His disciples' feet. What is the significance of His action at the most crucial time and space on the earth? He did it as Teacher and Lord and commanded His disciples that they ought to wash one another's feet. Although He was deserved to be washed and served as the Son of God, He emptied Himself and served sinners like all of us even to the point of death.
His action of washing the feet of His disciples signifies the death of Himself as well as ours. It's because the cleansing and washing away of sin can be done only by means of the blood of Christ Jesus the Lord. As Isaiah foretold, we are healed by His wounds (Isaiah 53:5). So, washing one another's feet implies the death of ourselves in order to bring life unto others.
Human’s problem is so complex and weighty that without blood life cannot be restored at all. That’s the very reason the Son of God came to the earth in the likeness of man and crucified on the cross, shedding His blood in our place. Jesus says, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)
In order wash one another’s feet, first you must die of anger, bitterness, resentment, hatred, complaint, and then you can love one another. There won’t be any life manifested unless you are willing to accept the death of yourself. “So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you,” says Paul. (2 Corinthians 4:12) That’s the authentic Christianity. Death involved to give life to someone else. All other gospels that deny the death of the Son of God are fake and sham.
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