The Gospel of John — “Our Good Shepherd”

John 10:1–21

1. Your good Shepherd actually

Not He died, not He was killed
He lays down His life voluntarily
1 Cor. 15:3, 1:20 (Christ and Him crucified)
Phil. 2:5–8, 9f

2. Your good Shepherd lays down His life for

Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:12
Isaiah 59:2, Romans 3:10ff

3. Your good Shepherd lays down His life for

Makes Him not only the Shepherd who cares for you but the Gate through which we enter salvation
He is the door (7, 9), John 14:6

4. Your good Shepherd and His/our Father are

Father knows the Son, Son knows the Father (15)
Father loves the Son (17)
Father has charged the Son to execute salvation (18)