We now move onto the next tough saying of Jesus. The particular verse, Selwyn now looks at is John 13:16; “No servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.’ It comes after Jesus has washed the disciples feet, normally a servant would undertake this task and it appears that at the last supper there was no servant, and none of the disciples had volunteered to carry out this chore. Jesus then says: “I have set an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
As Selwyn says in his conclusion: “Greatness (in this world)Â is found in serving, not in being served.” Do you agree with this statement?
The meaning of greatness
We now move onto the next tough saying of Jesus. The particular verse, Selwyn now looks at is John 13:16; “No servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.’ It comes after Jesus has washed the disciples feet, normally a servant would undertake this task and it appears that at the last supper there was no servant, and none of the disciples had volunteered to carry out this chore. Jesus then says: “I have set an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
As Selwyn says in his conclusion: “Greatness (in this world)Â is found in serving, not in being served.” Do you agree with this statement?