{"id":1254,"date":"2025-03-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1254&2025"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:00:05","slug":"giving-up-his-life-john-10-1-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/giving-up-his-life-john-10-1-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Up His Life: John 10:1-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 10:1-21 (CEV)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">1<\/sup> Jesus said:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I tell you for certain that only thieves and robbers climb over the fence instead of going in through the gate to the sheep pen. <sup class=\"versenum\">2-3<\/sup> But the gatekeeper opens the gate for the shepherd, and he goes in through it. The sheep know their shepherd\u2019s voice. He calls each of them by name and leads them out.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">4<\/sup> When he has led out all of his sheep, he walks in front of them, and they follow, because they know his voice. <sup class=\"versenum\">5<\/sup> The sheep will not follow strangers. They don\u2019t recognize a stranger\u2019s voice, and they run away.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">6<\/sup> Jesus told the people this story. But they did not understand what he was talking about.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">7<\/sup> Jesus said:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I tell you for certain that I am the gate for the sheep. <sup class=\"versenum\">8<\/sup> Everyone who came before me was a thief or a robber, and the sheep did not listen to any of them. <sup class=\"versenum\">9<\/sup> I am the gate. All who come in through me will be saved. Through me they will come and go and find pasture.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">10<\/sup> A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest. <sup class=\"versenum\">11<\/sup> I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep. <sup class=\"versenum\">12<\/sup> Hired workers are not like the shepherd. They don\u2019t own the sheep, and when they see a wolf coming, they run off and leave the sheep. Then the wolf attacks and scatters the flock. <sup class=\"versenum\">13<\/sup> Hired workers run away because they don\u2019t care about the sheep.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">14<\/sup> I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me. <sup class=\"versenum\">15<\/sup> Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep. <sup class=\"versenum\">16<\/sup> I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them together too, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">17<\/sup> The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so that I may receive it back again. <sup class=\"versenum\">18<\/sup> No one takes my life from me. I give it up willingly! I have the power to give it up and the power to receive it back again, just as my Father commanded me to do.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">19<\/sup> The people took sides because of what Jesus had told them. <sup class=\"versenum\">20<\/sup> Many of them said, \u201cHe has a demon in him! He is crazy! Why listen to him?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <sup class=\"versenum\">21<\/sup> But others said, \u201cHow could anyone with a demon in him say these things? No one like that could give sight to a blind person!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John 10:1-21&amp;version=cev\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 10:1-21<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>During one of the times Jesus was preaching the crowds, He alludes to His upcoming death. However, this idea seems to be lost on the crowd He was speaking to. When Jesus begins talking about a good shepherd and contrasting this person with descriptions of both thieves and robbers, Jesus describes the good shepherd as one who gives His life for His sheep.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jesus clearly states this first in verse 11 when He says: \u201c<strong>I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep.<\/strong>\u201d Jesus then reemphasizes this idea a few verses later by saying, \u201c<strong>I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me. Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 14-15)<\/p>\r\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t enough, Jesus emphasizes this one more time, and in this third time, Jesus also hints at the idea of a future resurrection. \u201c<strong>The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so that I may receive it back again. No one takes my life from me. I give it up willingly! I have the power to give it up and the power to receive it back again, just as my Father commanded me to do.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 17-18)<\/p>\r\n<p>Here in the third reference to Jesus (a.k.a. the Good Shepherd) giving up His life, we see Jesus describing the life He gave up being returned to Him. This sounds a lot like resurrection in my mind. This could be coincidence that there are three references to giving up His life, and in the third reference we find Jesus referring to receiving His life back again. This echoes what happened on crucifixion weekend, where Jesus gave up His life and on the third day He received His life back when He was resurrected from the tomb.<\/p>\r\n<p>While Jesus\u2019 teaching about being a good shepherd divides those present in His audience, we can learn that <strong>nothing Jesus ever said or did happened by chance.<\/strong> <strong>Everything in Jesus\u2019 life followed God\u2019s plan, and Jesus ultimately gave His life up on the cross so that all of God\u2019s people could have the assurance of a new life with Him in heaven.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>We can place our hope, faith, trust, and belief in Jesus because He is willing to face death because He loves us so much. Jesus died for you and me, and this is the clearest example of how God feels about you and me.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--1254\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '1254');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During one of the times Jesus was preaching the crowds, He alludes to His upcoming death. However, this idea seems to be lost on the crowd He was speaking to. 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