Woe to the Idol Shepherd
Throughout the Scriptures the justice of Yahweh is presented in a poetic fashion: “as man soweth, that shall he also reap,” and perhaps there is no more useful way for Yahweh to teach man about his failings than to reward him even as he has rewarded others.
This is t…
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Of all the great men who depicted the sufferings of Christ, Zechariah the prophet is not normally a name that comes to the top of the list. The spectacular visions of the prophecy have been a source of comfort and edification for saints down through the ages but tucked away in the eleventh c…
Lastly he sent unto them his own Son Read More »
One of the most famous symbols associated with our Lord Jesus Christ is that of a shepherd. As the good shepherd, he has laid down his life for us (John 10:11) thereby leaving us an example that we should walk in his steps (1 Pet 1:22-25). Furthermore, as a shepherd he goes before us (John 10:4), pu…
There was no shepherd Read More »
Nothing is more definitely set forth in the gospel than the fact that its very heart is the work of Christ. Do we think of the gospel as the covenant with Abraham concerning everlasting inheritance of the land promised? Then we find that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth …
Forgiveness and The Gospel Read More »
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” John 10:11
The following words from the pen of Brother Robert Roberts remind us of the wonderful work that has been accomplished for us by the Good Shepherd who gave his life for the sheep and by the God of peace that…
The Shepherd Who Lays Down His Life For The Sheep Read More »
These words of the Lord Jesus Christ are found in John 10:27 and were spoken when he was in Jerusalem during the Feast of Dedication (v22). This was two months after the events of John 9–10:21, but as the subject matter is similar, John constructs the narrative so that both discourses are linked…
“My Sheep Hear My Voice” Read More »
The following excerpt is taken from the well-known work “The Land and the Book” by WM Thomson, who recorded his observations during a visit to Palestine in 1857. His comments on the behaviour of shepherds and sheep is quite remarkable and it is very easy to see why the Lord chose the illustratio…
Shepherds and Sheep Read More »
The following words from the pen of Brother Robert Roberts remind us of the wonderful work that has been accomplished for us by the Good Shepherd who gave his life for the sheep and by the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the Sheep, through the blo…
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