Joh 10:11-16 | Family | STEP | I am the good Shepherd ; in respect to the power of admission to God's fold, Christ has declared himself to be the door; in respect to his care over those within the fold, he now, by another change of the figure, calls himself "the good Shepherd"--the Shepherd of shepherds and of the flock, and the source of good to all.

John 10:11-16

I am the good Shepherd; in respect to the power of admission to God's fold, Christ has declared himself to be the door; in respect to his care over those within the fold, he now, by another change of the figure, calls himself "the good Shepherd"--the Shepherd of shepherds and of the flock, and the source of good to all. A hireling; one whose great object in preaching is his own interest.

The wolf; the enemy of God and his people. I--know my sheep, and am known of mine; the knowledge of Christ and his people is mutual, and it is a knowledge of deep love and interest. The union between Christ and his people is intimate and unfailing. It resembles, in many respects, that between the Father and the Son. It is the fruit of the Spirit, and all the persons in the Godhead are engaged to perpetuate, increase, and render it eternal. Not of this fold; those who as yet knew not God, especially from gentile nations. Isa 56:8.