Section 13
Hence, there is the need for them to be kept clean from all the earthly touch in order that the fellowship of the Body and the fellowship with the Lord might be maintained. This fel lowship is maintained by foot washing. This is very, very important because the fellowship with the Lord and with one another can never be maintained without it. Without it, the church life cannot be realized. In fact, the reality of the church life would be gone. Therefore, the daily foot washing definitely needs to be exercised by the Lord Himself on the one hand and by all the saints on the other. Then we shall be able to maintain an excellent fellowship with which we shall have the real church life.
WASHED BUT NOT IN THE FELLOWSHIP
Though the foot washing is for fellowship in life, it was not so with Judas. He was washed, but he was never in the fellowship because he was a false one (vv. 18-31a). Before the Lord washed the disciples' feet, the Devil had already put into Judas' heart that he should betray the Lord (v. 2). After the Lord's washing, Satan even entered into him (v. 27). After that, Judas left, and it was night (v. 30). He surely had entered into the dark night for his eternity. From the