Section 2
something deeper and spiritual. But it is rather dif ficult to discover the spiritual significance of this sign. What is its deeper, spiritual significance?
Before answering this question, we must first realize the position of this chapter in the Gospel of John as a whole. It is positioned as a turning point in the Gospel. The Gospel of John is mainly divided into two sections. The first section, com posed of chapters one through thirteen, tells how the Lord as the eternal Word, which is God Him self, and as the Son of God came through His incarnation to bring God into man to be man's life to produce the church. The second section, composed of chapters fourteen through twenty- one, unveils how the Lord as the Son of Man went through His death and resurrection to bring man into God, that man and God, God and man, may be built together as a mutual abode. Chapter thir teen, at the end of the first section, is a dividing line and a turning point. It turns the record from one direction to another.
What is the central thought of the first part of the Gospel of John? It is the Lord as the eter nal Word, who is the expression of God, coming to be our life, meeting all of our needs, and mak ing us the members of His Body. Chapter one re veals the Lord as the eternal Word, that is, as the