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January 7, 1996
Christians have long embraced Jesus’ identity as the Good Shepherd. We forget, though, that this was an astonishing claim for Him to make in His time. Examining Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, Alistair Begg shows us Christ’s extraordinary love for His sheep. As our shepherd, Jesus offers us salvation by laying down His life, satisfies our craving to be known, and gathers us into His family. These are comforting truths, especially in times of pain and trouble.
7So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, bI am the door of the sheep. 8All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the door. If anyone enters by me, che will be saved and will go in and out and dfind pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and ekill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11fI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd glays down his life for the sheep. 12He who is ha hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and ileaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and jscatters them. 13He flees because khe is a hired hand and lcares nothing for the sheep. 14mI am the good shepherd. nI know my own and omy own know me, 15pjust as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and qI lay down my life for the sheep. 16And rI have other sheep that are not of this fold. sI must bring them also, and tthey will listen to my voice. So there will be uone flock, vone shepherd. 17wFor this reason the Father loves me, xbecause yI lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18zNo one takes it from me, but yI lay it down aof my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and bI have authority to take it up again. cThis charge I have received from my Father.”
19dThere was again a division among the Jews because of these words. 20Many of them said, e“He has a demon, and fis insane; why listen to him?” 21Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. gCan a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
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