Now, as we look at John 10:27, who is the Good Shepherd who saves us so that we can follow Him forever? Jesus Christ the Lord.
Jesus made salvation, eternal life, and assurance of eternal security so SIMPLE. Please listen to Jesus as He sums EVERYTHING up with these words in v. 27:
John 10:27 (NKJV) My sheep, hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
Salvation is so personal: we are His sheep; we can hear His voice; and the way we know we are His comes from following His voice. Think of a shepherd who speaks, and sheep that turn their heads, listen, and then walk towards him. That is such a picture of true Christianity!
Note how open-ended that verse is. When we got saved, it was because we heard, responded to, and started following Jesus Christ the Lord. Following Christ never ends, as the Book of Revelation reminds us: we are forever His Sheep, following Him (Rev. 7:17).
FOLLOWING JESUS NOW & FOREVER
Following Christ’s voice from His Word is how we were saved.
Continuing to follow His Voice heard through His Word is our source of daily assurance.
Jesus said that eternal life is all about following Him, and He summarized His entire plan for the disciples in just two words: "Follow Me" (Matthew 4:19). Those two words were what He spoke to Peter, Andrew, James and John as they fished and to Matthew as he sat at the tax office (Luke 5:27); and those two words are what He still calls for, as He walks through this world.
Jesus called Himself the "Way" and described salvation as the beginning of a life-long journey of following Him (John 14:6). This call to a life of following needs to be renewed at times, as Jesus demonstrated after His resurrection when Peter was restored to ministry, as Jesus again said, " Follow Me" (John 21:19).
DISCIPLES ARE TAUGHT HOW TO FOLLOW
So Christ’s plan was to have close, personal "followers" who were also learners and doers of His Way. They listened and followed Him as they learned from Him how to do what He did. The book of Acts repeatedly describes the early believers as "followers" of Christ Jesus, the Way.
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