Life’S Shepherding— The Need Of Those Outside Religion
LIFE'S SHEPHERDING—
THE NEED OF THOSE
OUTSIDE RELIGION
John 10 is a very interesting chapter, but it is also a misunderstood chapter. This chapter is actually a continuation of chapter nine. Verse 21 helps us to realize this, for the question is asked, "Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" Both chapters center around the record of the case of the man born blind. The thought in this chapter is deep. On the surface, it seems easy to under stand, but actually it is not easy to understand this parable or allegory. The Lord brought out this allegory about the sheepfold immediately after He cured the blind man who was cast out of the synagogue by the Jews. This incident, therefore, became the setting for the parable of the sheepfold.
We must now consider the significance of the sheepfold in this parable. It is not easy to de fine the sheepfold. Perhaps you know something about the Bible and especially about the Gospels. Perhaps you were told from your youth about