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A Vivid Contrast

Text: John 10: 10

A VIVID CONTRAST

Jesus went on to offer a vivid contrast between Himself and the false teachers.

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

John 10:10

1. “The thief ”

a. This is the same imagery noted in John 10:8.

b. Jesus noted that if the thief comes at all, he comes with evil intentions (The term, “the thief” includes the imagery of “the robber”).

i. The first intention is to steal.

ii. And if he cannot get what he wants easily, he is prepared to kill.

iii. And he is sometimes nasty and wicked enough to destroy (and he will do it without much feeling for the sheep he will destroy..

2. “Jesus”

a. He does the exact opposite.

b. He will not steal, kill or destroy.

c. He comes to give life to His sheep.

i. He will give them eternal life.

ii. He will protect them as a Good Shepherd.

iii. He will lead them to good pasture land.

iv. He will be personally acquainted with His sheep.

v. He will know each sheep by name.

3. “And that they may have it more abundantly”

a. It is normal to desire life eternal.

b. It is natural to desire “abundance” too (the opposite of starvation).

c. Those who come to Jesus will indeed have life.

i. Forgiven

ii. Restored

iii. Revived

d. And he will also experience abundant blessing of grace, mercy and love from God.

经文：约翰福音 10：10

真切的对比

接着，耶稣献上了祂与假师傅之间真切的对比。

“盗贼来，无非要偷窃、杀害、毁坏；我来了，是要叫羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。”

《约翰福音 10：10》

1. “盗贼”

a. 和《约翰福音10：8》 的意向是一样的

b. 耶稣指出若盗贼到来，他一定带着恶毒的目的（“盗贼”包含着“强盗”的意向）

i. 他第一个目的就是盗窃

ii. 若他不能轻易得到他所愿的，它就会准备杀害

iii. 有时他会狠心和邪恶的下手毁坏（而他会无情的毁坏羊）

2. “耶稣”

a. 祂做的正好相反

b. 祂不会偷窃、杀害、毁坏

c. 祂是为了叫羊得生命而来

i. 祂会给予他们永生

ii. 祂会以好牧人保护他们

iii. 祂会带领他们到青草地

iv. 祂会亲自认识祂的羊。

v. 祂会知道每一只羊的名

3. “并且得到更丰盛”

a. 渴望永生是正常的。

b. 渴望“丰盛”也是很自然的 （饥饿的相反）

c. 到耶稣这里来的的确会拥有永生

i. 被赦免

ii. 复兴

iii. 救活

d. 而他也会体验到上帝所赐的丰盛恩典，怜悯，与爱