约翰福音 4:24

24 神 是 个 灵 ( 或 无 个 字 ) , 所 以 拜 他 的 必 须 用 心 灵 和 诚 实 拜 他 。 」

约翰福音 4:24 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:24

God is a spirit
Or "the Spirit is God"; a divine person, possessed of all divine perfections, as appears from his names, works, and worship ascribed unto him; (See Gill on John 4:23); though the Arabic and Persic versions, and others, read as we do, "God is a spirit"; that is, God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: for taking the words in this light, not one of the persons is to be understood exclusive of the other; for this description, or definition, agrees with each of them, and they are all the object of worship, and to be worshipped in a true and spiritual manner. God is a spirit, and not a body, or a corporeal substance: the nature and essence of God is like a spirit, simple and uncompounded, not made up of parts; nor is it divisible; nor does it admit of any change and alteration. God, as a spirit, is immaterial, immortal, invisible, and an intelligent, willing, and active being; but differs from other spirits, in that he is not created, but an immense and infinite spirit, and an eternal one, which has neither beginning nor end: he is therefore a spirit by way of eminency, as well as effectively, he being the author and former of all spirits: whatever excellence is in them, must be ascribed to God in the highest manner; and whatever is imperfect in them, must be removed from him:

and they that worship him;
worship is due to him on account of his nature and perfections, both internal and external; with both the bodies and souls of men; and both private and public; in the closet, in the family, and in the church of God; as prayer, praise, attendance on the word and ordinances:

must worship him in spirit and in truth;
in the true and spiritual manner before described, which is suitable to his nature, and agreeably to his will.

约翰福音 4:24 In-Context

22 你 们 所 拜 的 , 你 们 不 知 道 ; 我 们 所 拜 的 , 我 们 知 道 , 因 为 救 恩 是 从 犹 太 人 出 来 的 。
23 时 候 将 到 , 如 今 就 是 了 , 那 真 正 拜 父 的 , 要 用 心 灵 和 诚 实 拜 他 , 因 为 父 要 这 样 的 人 拜 他 。
24 神 是 个 灵 ( 或 无 个 字 ) , 所 以 拜 他 的 必 须 用 心 灵 和 诚 实 拜 他 。 」
25 妇 人 说 : 「 我 知 道 弥 赛 亚 ( 就 是 那 称 为 基 督 的 ) 要 来 ; 他 来 了 , 必 将 一 切 的 事 都 告 诉 我 们 。 」
26 耶 稣 说 : 「 这 和 你 说 话 的 就 是 他 ! 」

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