Jesus stated of the body; "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again."

We have seen in our natural lives, that this body is very demanding. It desires and is in need of maintenance each and every day. The natural body is what is called temporal. A temporal item is measured or limited by time, or by this life, or this state of things; having limited existence; opposed to eternal.

As the Bible explains; "The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."

This body has a limited existence, for we shall all pass away, but until that time the body must be cared for. Water is the essential medium for any life to exist, for without water the body would die. Jesus was explaining to the Samaritan woman the difference between temporal and eternal water.

"Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?"

With little understanding of the spiritual side of life, this woman wanted to compare Jesus to Jacob, the physical man and the spiritual man. Many people are like this woman today, not knowing the difference. We are instructed to teach the Gospel to all nations, so that all men will know, and hopefully accept, the things of the spirit, and admonish the things of the flesh.

"Art thou greater than our father Jacob?"

Many men are held in high esteem, and many times, are held in higher regard than the Lord Himself. This should not be so, those that call others Father, know not what they are speaking.

Lets read a little from Jesus concerning the temporal and the eternal.

"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."

Jesus stated of John the Baptist, that He(Jesus)was greater, and had a greater testimony than that of John, even though John was the greatest man born of woman, this holds still true today. There are many that are glorified in this world that are, and have a, lesser, testimony that that of John, but are still held in higher praise.

These men are temporal, they are delivering only what they have received from God.

These messages are not our own, and are delivered to the masses by the will of God, and not that of man. When a doctrine of man is delivered, it holds no truth, for the Holy Spirit will not testify to its truth. Mans doctrines, according to Scripture, are again, temporal, for all the imaginations of man, their religions, their gods and their self made doctrine, shall all pass away.

For again Jesus states this fact clearly here;

"For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat?(The man listening to the Gospel.), or he that serveth(The man that delivers the Gospel.) is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth." (And Jesus was Greater than any.)

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him."

The Bible states that men should fear the Minister,

"For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour."

It is not the fear of the temporal man, that Jesus speaks of, but rather the message that is delivered by that man, for that man shall also give testimony of his words, and these words shall give testimony of those that have heard.

"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." The true worshipers of God, are those that do not preform rituals, but those that worship in spirit, and with the truth in their hearts. The long flashing robes and head dresses are not things that the Lord is seeking, but its the man that is reborn from the temporal to the spiritual. A rebirth of not the body but the soul. ars

Joh 4:10-14 Joh 4:22-26 2 Cor 4. Mat 11:11 Joh 13:16 Luk 22:27 Rom 13:4-7 Webster,TSK