Those allowed in by the gatekeeper were legitimately allowed to be there. Multiple flocks would be kept in a single pen. To get a particular flock out, all the shepherd had to do was call. The sheep, having been raised and cared for by that single person, would respond. Members of other flocks would not come in response to that voice. Jesus is using this analogy in response to the religious leaders of Jerusalem, who obstinately refuse to recognize His miracles and His message.
As we will see in the next section, the Good Shepherd truly cares about his sheep. Reflect: Jesus makes a claim of exclusivity—he is the gate. How do you currently compare Jesus with other religious beliefs?
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Love God. Love Others. Sign In. He begins by describing a typical first-century sheep pen and the way it functioned for both shepherds and sheep: Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. John —5 He thereby claims to be the one and only way into the pen…. He promised to give me everything I truly wanted….
Facebook Twitter Email Print. Our Daily Bread Ministries e. First Name required Please provide your first name. Please provide your last name. Email required Please provide a valid email address. Please indicate which email s you would like to receive. Acts Jesus holds Himself open to all who would enter humbly by faith into the full mercy of our God. His sheep will do this. They will not listen to the teachings of lies. Even into unknown and uncomfortable areas.
Jesus — the gate, the shepherd, the Savior of the world — can be trusted with His sheep and by His sheep now and forever! In love, peace and purposeful passion,. All Right's Reserved. All who have come before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts Jesus holds Himself open to all who would enter humbly by faith into the full mercy of our God.
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