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derived therefrom, and partly because,
through long contact with The flock, he
feels Election for the dumb animals who
contide In him. But the owner is COM
PEELED ut times to engage assistants who.
work for was es, and who have 1T tie re-
gard for that which is committed to
their keeping. Tho l1reling.. seeing the
b taken out and devoured CVerses 12-l3).6
Such persons, recreant to duty, were to
sbe found in all eastern countries Czech.
7severest cri tlciHm. BY this figure jesus
attempts to describe those ministers OF
religion who perform certain tasks for
disappear whenttheree Is any sacrifice de-
manded or any danger encountered
{E F; * So Such were many jew
lie Was no hlrelyag, "a but the o t Il Cor
syo fe so Gsfena h1s Sheep
KNOWING.- Jesus next furnishes the
basis or proof of tho statement that He.
I is n good true shepherd, and not hire
bHs Ills Is no1
whom he would save. That proof Is his
knowledge. far surprising the Knowledge
an Xmas Fist knows e ssesp
and is known BY them. He can dlstin-3
gush them IN the great multitude Of
e ever conaitions Yerse 49, They VIII
distinguish him. listen to his call, res
spond promptly and tollowr s, where he
s IS Rnow ssd1nq m Haa
ternal and filial loye, re- ,reeipreesI act
two ~ ':knowledges, the one human, the
other Divine, the necessary outcome OF
the unique personality OF Jesus. explain
ksows
lays down His life for man. He could
Z not be q Savious without both kinds Of
d de tat ve S Who ns NOT NOT
moved by sympathy for the one in peril
| peril. .ii s
BR1NGING.-Having announced Him
sell, His nature and Office. Jesus next
concerning His flock, The ews had re-: e.
;Abra ham (John WI; 800. not understand::
ing that the covenant with that eminent
Genxii IS Neither sU did 7 they know nov
| that the Messiah, at His coming. would
extend the Kingdom Of heaven. inviting
/ Hence our Savious declared that His
that he had come M In II, Ct ether folds under
express ACKNOWLEDGMENT that heathen-.
ism, bad as It was, had furnished some
sp1rtua anh foT bs wh9
i
tested BY the average followers OF Christ
l|Sin8 our day. And yet, out OF all these
separate folds, ] ewish and GENTLE, shall
he gathered the true flock under tho good
4 shephcrd. making one fold (Verse 216) ] IAN
4 event foreseen by the prophet Geek.
xxxyii:SZ2) and declared s. a fterwards by
| the apostle. G0ph. III; 14.) 4 .i n
CONCLUSIONS Sec now what We learn
about Jesus 4. IN this lesson from Ills own p.
re church.. Any other. Pro Teasing to
i Hose se Who enter sh the Church. proteels
4 them, saves them, loves them, leads
i them. dies for them. R He Is no thief
serSi a another Tor Tor Wages, but good
Il faithful shepherd, who sacrifices HIM
A self in order to save. He Is intimately
Il related to God ana to His people. that
4 double relation being, the key to "a His
! mission See what Jesus says about the
| church, 1t Is not a building or ~ body
organized by men, but a company called
4 byshim, gathered out OF all races but
] united in Him as their one loved and
4 Loving leader, Whom they follow .al ways
II with -promptness and gladne ss. This is
a what the passage teaches. q The men who
& laud Christ and do not ackno Wle dee! 81 ~
Y Divinity after such words OF His, are IN
y a 3perplexing dilemma, IL hel was not Di-
a vine, then he was nm egotis and an en-
sef upon tess fsFs 81 sopes
y Of mon, worthy to be followed. II