John Chapter is all about the Shepherd and His sheep. Most of it is fairly easy to understand, especially to anyone familiar with sheep and sheep herding. There was a group of Jews hanging around the synagogue who couldn’t believe Jesus was the promised Messiah, in spite of all he had told them and the miracles He had performed. Finally Jesus said this to these religious types who couldn’t seem to get the picture:
“But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.” – John 10:26
All of us who cal ourselves Christians readily agree that Jesus is the shepherd and we are His sheep. So here’s the question:
“Do we believe because we’re sheep, or do we become sheep because we believe?”
The Battle Cry 
You do not believe BECAUSE you are not of My sheep…
John 10
25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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Hi Kit!
The entire context of that conversation seems to point to needing to be a ‘sheep’ in order to believe, doesn’t it?
I wonder if God was smiling when, after several months of thinking my decision was ALL my own, I was hit up side the head with John 6:44?
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Hey Born4Battle…it sure does!
And I’m sure God was smiling when I finally understood that…so I bet He smiled with you too!
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Sorry if my previous comment came up by TchulaPCA, you can delete it. I forgot to sign out first and sign back in…
Anyway, I was going to point out, along with Kittykit, the Parable of the Lost Sheep. There the sheep is lost (and yet still a sheep), and our Lord goes and gets the sheep that is his and He picks them up and places them on His shoulders (saves Him) and brings him back to green pastures.
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Not a problem, Andrew! thanks for stopping. And the angel told Joseph “…he WILL save HIS people fom their sin.”
You are now on my blogroll!
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Yup.
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