Some Thoughts On The Samaritan Woman At The Well

John 4
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband
18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

Jesus is a diamond; so many facets. In this chapter He seems understanding of this woman, with too many men in her life, and a Samaritan.

Question. Who is a candidate for salvation?

More From John 423 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.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Here Jesus teaches this Samaritan woman, who will then spread the word. And He makes salvation sound so simple.

Question. What is the process of salvation?

More From John 440 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
41 And many more believed because of his own word;
42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

Here, the Samaritans believed on his word.

Questions. Were they saved? Were they baptized? Did they profess their faith in Jesus for the remission of their sins?

And FinallyI have come to the conclusion that, in daily Bible study, it's more important to get questions on the table, for consideration and meditation, than it is to come up with slick, quick, pat, biblical answers. At some point in time, the Holy Spirit will help you with the final, appropriate answer.