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#Sheep_Lost_But_Found
Aug 30, 2019
The
sheep are those elected by God and entrusted to Christ for Him to redeem them.
They are His people, given to Him by God.
This
happened before time, i.e. in eternity.
The
sheep given to Christ were LOST sheep; they were separated and alienated from
God because of their fall in, and with Adam. In time, they are conceived in
sin; by nature, they are in their native state of sin and death, deserving the
just and righteous condemnation of God.
Christ
Jesus, the appointed Redeemer and Mediator, the eternal Word made flesh, lived
and died in the stead of His sheep. He secured the righteousness for his sheep
through His sinless life of perfect obedience to all the laws of God on behalf
of His sheep. He secured forgiveness for His sheep through His sacrificial and
atoning death in their stead, thus bearing the just and holy wrath of God upon
their sins.
Good
shepherd indeed; there is not another. Amen. Christ didn't even use the
comparative 'better' because there is none else; He is the solitary Shepherd,
the One and Only.
Based
on the righteousness He secured for His sheep, eternal life is given to them.
The
righteousness of Christ is the ground for the Justification of Life, even as
the sin of Adam was the ground of the Condemnation of Death, Rim 5:18.
This
righteousness of God's own provision is legally imputed to all the elect,
freely, at the cross; and it's vitally applied to each elect, freely, at the effectual calling to grace and
salvation in Christ Jesus. The effectual call enables a FOUND sheep to answer the gospel call administered through the ministry of the word; answering the
gospel call leads to initial conversion, a conversion that continues to the
end of life on earth.
Just
a few thoughts on the precious passage of Scripture, John 10:11.
(i.e. all men represented by Adam)
(i.e. all men represented by the Second and Last Adam.)
