三节指明主为门徒洗脚的原因

By the shining of the inner life and by the working of the divine element in our very being, we are set free from the slavery of sin. This resembles the medical treatment designed to cure diseases in our blood. It is very difficult to eliminate the disease from our blood. We need medicine.

Satan, the enemy of God, has organized a system known as the cosmos.

The Lord as a grain of wheat falling into the ground lost His soul-life through death that He might release His eternal life to the “many grains” in resurrection. We as the many grains must lose our soul-life through death that we may enjoy the eternal life in resurrection. This is to follow Him that we might serve Him, as mentioned in verse 26.

Radium treatment is given for certain diseases. The patient sits under the radium, and its rays are transfused into him. We have a heavenly radium within us, and this radium kills the serpentine nature. This is the light of life which sets us free from the slavery of sin.

The Holy Spirit is the reality of all things, and we are to be witnesses of the Spirit of reality.

主首先指明，为了赐人生命，祂要成为灵。然后祂说，祂所说的话就是灵，就是生命。这表明祂所说的话，乃是生命之灵的具体化身。现今祂在复活里是赐生命的灵，而这灵又具体化于祂的话。我们运用灵接受祂的话，就得着那是生命的灵。

今天的关键乃在于我们信或不信。

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。