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About-Him Devotional 10-23-04
Http://About-Him.Com My Thoughts on the Life of Christ from His Baptism to His Resurrection. An excellent online sermon that about this blind man entitled Someone From Siloam by Brett Jones http://about-him.com/music/siloam.ram I highly recommend it. We live in a time of politically correct speech which is not all bad. Nobody wants to be offensive, at least unnecessarily. Also, it's said that if you want to have friends, you shouldn't talk about politics or religion. However, Jesus uttered some very hard words which would not pass the test of politically correct speech. He said that He was the way, the truth and the life and that no man could come to the Father, except by Him (John 14:6) There simply is no other way to obtain eternal life except by believing on Him and accepting the sacrifice that He made for us. He gave us a mandate to preach the gospel to every creature (Mt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:15-18; Luke 24:45-48;Acts 1:8). Some folks will be offended by what we have to say. Jesus said that it would be so (Matthew 6:11). However some will hear us, and we will have the satisfaction of knowing that we have helped somebody find eternal life. 153: Parable of the Good Shepherd - Jn. 10:1-17 John 10:1 ¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. The expulsion of the blind man set the stage for the discourse of Jesus concerning the Good Shepherd. He likened those who were in charge of the religious system to thieves and robbers who would climb over the wall at night to steal sheep rather than to enter in at the door. They understood His allusions to daily routine of the shepherd, but they did not comprehend that He was talking directly to and about them. So, Jesus got a bit more explicit. I am the good shepherd and I am the door to the sheepfold. My sheep know my voice and they will not follow another. They will enter in by the door and go freely in and out to find pasture. He was the good shepherd who was destined to lay down His life for His sheep. We must either enter in by Him and find salvation or be damned. They were thieves and robbers who cared for nothing except for whatever advantage they could gain from their present positions. When the wolves came, they would flee and allow the sheep to be scattered. John 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. Jesus than began to speak in a manner that claimed equality with the Father. He was in the Father and the Father in Him. He had power to lay down His life and also power to take it up again. Questions: 1. Are we effective witnesses if everybody loves us? 2. How do we recognize the voice of the Lord as opposed to others (I John 4:2-3; II John 2:7). 3. How about good works, good morality, etc. can they save us? 4. Aren't you glad for the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for you? In About-Him Online Sermons http://about-him.com/sermonlink..html Our Bible Studies:http://about-him.com/bslinkpage..html Our Music: http://about-him.com/audio.html Flash Theater http://about-him.com/player.html Scripture list on 30 subjects http://about-him.com/wordarc.html Humor John: I got this great new hearing aid the other day. Mary: Are you wearing it now? John: Yup. Cost me four thousand dollars, but it's top of the line. Mary: What kind is it? John: Twelve-thirty." Somebody Has Said "Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading." - Ozwald Chambers Keep Looking Up! Don & Marie Spooner About Him! Ministries Your thoughts and Inquiries Contact@about-him.com Subscribe to this devotional? Subscribe@about-him.com
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