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 1John ch.5:13-20 In the final section, of the final chapter, of his letter, John reminds us of seven assurances we have, as children of God: 1) We have eternal life:  vs.13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,  that YOU MAY KNOW that you have eternal life.  2) God hears us: vs.14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.  3) He answers us vs.15 And if WE KNOW that he hears us in whatever we ask,  WE KNOW that we have the requests that we have asked of him. 4) He has/will deliver us from sin vs. 18 WE KNOW that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God (Jesus) protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 5) We have been rescued from this world and now belong to God. vs.19 WE KNOW that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 6) We have the mind of Christ, to understand the th...

Jesus the Good Shepherd    Ezekiel 34:1-10 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord  GOD   to the shepherds: 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings,  but  you do not feed the flock. The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them.  John Ch.10  “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. Following up from the confrontation in ch.9, Jesus now begins a comparison: between himself - as the good shepherd; and the Jewish leaders - most of whom have bought or ...