Avast ye scurvy dogs! Jesus be the fine shepherd we all be needin', says the evangelical scallywag! Arr!
2024-04-21
Arrr, Rev. Johnnie Moore o' Washington, D.C., be preachin' 'bout Jesus Christ callin' himself the "good shepherd" in John 10:11. He be tellin' us Christians need a shepherd to guide us through the treacherous waters o' life. Aye matey!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, Jesus be sayin', 'I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd be layin' down his life for the sheep' (John 10:11).This verse be comin' from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel narratives in the New Testament. While the exact authorship of this gospel be unknown, it be most commonly attributed to the Apostle John, says the website Catholic Answers.In some Christian denominations, this Sunday be regarded as "Good Shepherd Sunday." The statement that Jesus be the "good shepherd" may be less relevant now than it would be at the time it be spoken, but it still be a powerful analogy.Evangelical leader Rev. Johnnie Moore of Washington, D.C., be sayin', "Back then, sheep and shepherds be everywhere." In biblical times, as well as today, "Calling someone a sheep wasn’t exactly a compliment," he be sayin'.On Good Shepherd Sunday, "we remember that however modern, affluent, powerful, or secure we may become, we still be needin' God," he be sayin'. In God, "we find a shepherd who will care for us as we journey through life’s ups and downs."In biblical times, a person would occasionally see a sheep "slung around the neck of the shepherd" out in the field, said Moore.After the sheep be healed, they "stuck closest to the shepherd even when they could run again." During life, "there be often more bad days than good days," said Moore.God, said Moore, "be never closer to you than when skeptics be thinkin' He's furthest away." He added, "God doesn’t promise us life will be easy, but He does promise us he’ll never leave us" — just as the shepherd does not leave his flock."We can’t always understand God (if we could, he would not be God) — but He understands us," said Moore.
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