Life’S Principle— To Change Death Into Life
LIFE'S PRINCIPLE— TO CHANGE DEATH INTO LIFE
The book of John presents several cases to illustrate the matter of life. Although Jesus did a great many signs in the presence of His disciples (20:30-31), John selected not more than twelve of them to illustrate the matter of life. Beginning with the case of Nicodemus in chapter 3 and end ing with the resurrection of Lazarus in chapter 11, nine cases are presented. If we add the incidents of the changing of water into wine, of the cleans ing of the temple, and of the washing of feet, we have a total of twelve events. All the cases recorded by John prove that Christ is life to meet our need. Based upon this principle, we must realize that the incident of changing water into wine (2:1-11) is not merely the account of a story; it has spiritual meaning with a special significance. We need to find out the spiritual significance of this event.
THE PRINCIPLE OF CHANGING
DEATH INTO LIFE
When I first heard the story of Jesus' chang ing water into wine, I did not know the meaning