“I am the good shepherd.” John 10:11.
2. What is Christ elsewhere called?
“The Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.” “The chief Shepherd.” 1 Peter 2:25; 5:4.
3. What does the expression “the chief Shepherd” imply?
That there are under-shepherds.
4. How does the good shepherd manifest his love and care for the sheep?
“The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” John 10:11.
5. What does the hireling, or false shepherd, do, and why?
“The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.” Verse 13.
6. What example will the true shepherd set before his flock?