[To truly know God in Christ is to have eternal life - John 5:24; 17:3; 20:31; 1 John 5:12,20]
Which verse teaches that this discernment is needed? |
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What is its significance for my life? |
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Make sure you are not blinded by false perceptions yourself. |
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Recognize that some people are so committed to their own perceptions that their only response when they hear the truth will be to destroy it. |
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We should be whole-hearted in our quest to find God. |
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There are other ways that claim to be the door to God, and these ways are crowded. They actually lead to destruction. |
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False teaching/false perceptions are extremely subtle and deceptive |
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Fine sounding words and 'Christian' activities do not necessarily point to genuine faith in Christ. |
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Christ does not 'know' people who are not genuine in their commitment to him. |
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Genuine commitment to Christ is evidenced by doing the 'will' of his Father - this is the 'fruit' Christ speaks of. |
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The life that stands is built on the foundation of the teaching of Christ - a life demonstrating in practice the reality of all he taught us. |
What lessons is God teaching us about our mindset in all of these passages?
The man climbing over the wall (v1) |
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The shepherd (v2) |
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His own sheep (v3) |
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The voice of the shepherd (v4) |
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The stranger (v5) |
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The gate (v7) |
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The thieves and robbers (v8) |
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Finding pasture (v9) |
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Killing and destroying (v10) |
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Life to the full (v10) |
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The good shepherd (v11) |
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The shepherd laying down his life (v11) |