Thats interesting Brad. Thanks. I am curious how you would distinguish between something of timeless significance with variable form, ie footwashing as a vehicle for servanthood, vs a sacrament with a fixed form and meaning, say Communion. The Words of Institution, 'do this in remembrance of me' do not differ greatly from the instructions following the footwashing, 'I have given you an example that you ought to do as I have done' I am a sacramentalist and not a pracricing footwasher but it seems to me that distinguishing between the two might be a non-trivial problem. Does Erickson address this issue?
Thats interesting Brad. Thanks. I am curious how you would distinguish between something of timeless significance with variable form, ie footwashing as a vehicle for servanthood, vs a sacrament with a fixed form and meaning, say Communion. The Words of Institution, 'do this in remembrance of me' do not differ greatly from the instructions following the footwashing, 'I have given you an example that you ought to do as I have done' I am a sacramentalist and not a pracricing footwasher but it seems to me that distinguishing between the two might be a non-trivial problem. Does Erickson address this issue?