What is one of the marks of the Good Shepherd?

Well, the Good Shepherd, when he sees danger coming,

chooses to lay down his life for the sheep.

And so Jesus says, at the end of verse 11,

I am the Good Shepherd, the Good Shepherd

lays down his life for the sheep.

Five times in this passage, he will say,

lays down.

It's a metaphorical term referring to his intentional,

purposeful choosing to die in the place of,

and for the benefit of his own sheep.

[♪ Music playing in the background of the music of the Good Shepherd,

playing in the background of the good Shepherd,

John 3.16 is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible.

And it begins for God so loved the world.

But what does world mean in the gospel of John?

That's a critical question,

if we're to understand the atoning death of Christ correctly.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham,

and thank you for joining us today for renewing your mind.

As part of Stephen Lawson's New Testament overview

of the doctrines of grace,

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