Thief

John 10:9-10 – I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 1:4 – In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 20:31 – But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Application:

• ·         “The gate” is the one way into salvation. Inside there is safety, and one is able to go out and find pasture, i.e., the supply of all needs.
• ·         The thief’s interest is in himself. Christ’s interest is in His sheep, whom He enables to have life to the full.
• ·         Life is Christ’s gift, and He, in fact, is “the life”.
• ·         Although believers are also called “sons” of God, Jesus is God’s Son in a unique sense.
• ·         His Name represents all that He is and stands for.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV