OF THE WORLD

John 4:39-42
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Many Samaritans Believe

39 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” 40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, 41 long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. 42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”

The Samaritans believed that Jesus was “… the Savior of the world.”

It started with a conversation at the well between two persons. They had ethnic differences and a history of non-communication. They were different genders, a big deal in their culture. Their values were as contrasting as night and day. The woman was morally corrupt. Jesus was without sin.

What happened at the well to bring about this communities conversion? In the lyrics from the Mississippi Mass Choir … They Got The Word.

The Samaritan woman heard Jesus’ words and spread her testimony throughout her village. They came to Him and heard His message for themselves. And they believed … not that He was the Savior of the Jews … not that He was the Savior of the Samaritans … but rather that He is “… the Savior of the World.”