In John 13:18-38, we pick up the conversation between Jesus and his disciples over dinner. After he had washed their feet, he announced that one of them would betray him. Once Judas had gone out into the night, Jesus gave his followers of every age the New Commandment: to love each other as he loved us.
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the might hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you" (1 Peter 5:6).
Disorderly members can wreck a church, but a firm and loving response by other members can save them and the church.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus gave new meaning to the Passover in a meal that he gave to participants in the New...