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Failure to Comprehend Jesus

Text: John 10: 6-7

FAILURE TO COMPREHEND JESUS

Jesus did everything He could to teach the multitudes. Sadly, they were not able to comprehend Him.

“Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Then Jesus said to them again, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.’”

John 10:6-7

1. Jesus used this illustration

a. To help them understand that

i. He was the true Shepherd.

ii. He would lead His sheep.

iii. He would care for them.

iv. He would protect them.

v. He would relate to His sheep.

b. To invite them to consider being

i. His sheep.

ii. Relate to Him as their Shepherd.

iii. Follow Him as He leads them.

2. “But they did not understand the things which He spoke to them”

a. They did not know Jesus personally.

b. They did not have faith in Him.

c. They could not follow Him easily for they were not His sheep.

3. “Then Jesus said to them again”

a. “I am the door of the sheep.”

b. This was a very direct application of Himself as the Shepherd.

4. The imagery of a “door”

a. Sometimes a shepherd has to lead the sheep in the fields.

b. In the evening the shepherd would lead his sheep into a cave for the night for protection.

c. He would be the door at the mouth of the cave to ensure the safety of the sheep.

d. This is a beautiful description of Jesus as the good and loving Shepherd.

经文：约翰福音10：6-7

无法明白耶稣

耶稣尽其所能地来教训众人。可惜他们却不明白耶稣所说的是什么意思。

“耶稣将这比喻告诉他们，但他们不明白所说的是什么意思。所以，耶稣又对他们说：‘我实实在在地告诉你们：我就是羊的门。’”

《约翰福音10：6-7》

1. 耶稣利用这比喻

a. 来帮助他们明白

i. 祂是真正的牧人

ii. 祂将带领祂的羊群

iii. 祂将照顾他们

iv. 祂会保护他们

v. 祂会与羊群沟通与联系

b. 来邀请他们考虑

i. 成为祂的羊

ii. 把祂当成自己的牧人来联系

iii. 让耶稣带领，一心跟随着祂

2. “但他们不明白所说的是什么意思”

a. 他们并没有真正亲自认识耶稣

b. 他们不信耶稣

c. 他们不是耶稣的羊，所以不会这么轻易地跟随祂

3. “耶稣又对他们说”

a. “我就是羊的门”

b. 祂直接把自己比喻为牧人

4. “门”的意象

a. 有时候，牧人须要把羊群领到青草地上

b. 傍晚，牧人会把羊群领到洞穴里过夜，以确保它们的安全

c. 牧人会守在洞口，像“门”一般，保护羊群

d. 这美好地描述了耶稣是位爱羊群的好牧人