主预先告诉门徒，好叫他们在逼迫来临时不至受挫、绊跌，也不至受迷惑。

约翰八章的事例，就是九件中的第七件，完全说到罪的问题。在整本圣经中，没有一章像约翰八章这样广泛、透彻的说到罪的问题。所有罪的问题，在这一章都有解答。

What is the meaning of “in My name”? The name is the Son Himself, and the Spirit is the person, the being, of the Son. When we call on the name of the Son, we get the Spirit

主虽然是永远无限的神，（罗九5，）却作了人在地上生活，甚至受时间的限制。主甘愿失去祂的自由，受时间的约束，实行父的旨意，好将生命的活水供应我们。

Lord never comes to improve you or to regulate your behavior. He always comes to enliven you. The Lord’s only intention is to impart Himself to you as the enlivening life.

救主知道罪人在那里，祂知道罪人的真实情况。主耶稣去井旁，把门徒统统打发走，就坐在井旁，一直等到那妇人来到。你若回顾你的得救，就看见至少在某种程度上，同样的原则也在运作。不是你到天上，乃是主来就你。

我们若要认识主作生命的细节，就必须领会约翰福音。

The brother, Lazarus, became seriously ill, and the sisters sent a message to the Lord, which means that they prayed to Him (11:3). There is nothing wrong with prayer. If you are in trouble, you must send a message to the Lord. At any time you can send a word to Him.

The whole Gospel of John also reveals that the Lord is the Word and the Spirit. There is such a thought throughout the whole Gospel. Once you see the wonderful person of the Lord in this Gospel, you will ask, “Where is He and how can I contact Him?” Praise the Lord that He is in the Word and in the Spirit, for He is the Word and He is the Spirit.

主问，『你想要痊愈吗？』意思就是：『你想要得医治吗？』那软弱的人除了池子、水、和搅动水的使者以外，别无所知。他也晓得在自己里面没有希望，没有能力，所以就将他的光景向主耶稣说明。于是主耶稣对他说，『起来，拿你的褥子走吧。』那软弱的人听了那永活、赐生命的主那点活人的话，就痊愈了。

Lord would prepare a place, accomplish redemption, open up the way, and make a standing for man to get into God.

The Lord told us to wash one another’s feet.

He did not groan over the death of Lazarus, but over the fact that not one of the sorrowful ones knew that He was the present resurrection, and He was troubled by this.  At this juncture, the Lord wept in sympathy with their sorrow over Lazarus’s death.

摩西被带到山上领受神的启示。（出二四12。）主耶稣去到山顶上，在那里变了形像。（太十七1～2。）使徒约翰也被带到山上，在超越的地位上看见关于新耶路撒冷那永远的异象。（启二一10。）

我们若要从基督得喂养，就必须超越撒但所败坏的世界，也超越神所创造的地。我们若要享受祂的喂养，就必须与祂同在山上。

Here I must issue a warning: Never consider that the Father and the Son are two separate gods.

John 10:21 helps us to realize that chapter ten is a continuation of chapter nine, in these two chapters, two major aspects of the Lord’s being are revealed: the Lord’s giving sight to the blind and the Lord’s shepherding of the believers outside of religion.

The sheep are God’s chosen people. In eternity past, God with His foresight had chosen His people. In time, before Christ came, God put His chosen people into the custody of the law. After Christ came, He wanted all of His people to come out of the law’s custody.