Section 13
we, after being redeemed, might receive His zoe life, the eternal life.
ONE FLOCK BY LIFE UNDER ONE SHEPHERD
The shepherd, the divine life, and the human life are all for the flock. In verse 16 the Lord said, "And I have other sheep which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd." Who are the sheep that are not of this Jewish fold? They are the Gentiles. And what is this one flock? The one flock signifies the one church, the one Body of Christ (Eph. 2:14-16; 4:4), brought forth by life, which the Lord im parted into His members through His death (John 10:10-18). Before, the fold was Judaism; now, the flock is the church. The sheepfold was, and still is, Judaism, but the flock is the church. The flock is the church which includes two peo ples—the believing Jews and Gentiles. The Lord brings both together into one flock and under one shepherd. Now, the one flock and the one shepherd are the one Body and the one Head.
Why are the shepherd, the divine life, and the human life all for the flock? Because the people in the flock are fallen persons in need of