Taking the voice of the undershepherd as the voice of God could be very dangerous and leads to eternal ruin. The voice of the Chief Shepherd is to be our final counsel.
The world believes that "if everyone is doing it, then it must be right," but for God, the majority have never been right. To please God, one must be ready to be different from the popular view. Dare to stand alone always.
Walking under the leadership of the true Shepherd does not guarantee carelessness. There are two major dangers in the Shepherd's fold that all must avoid.
Many people think that there is or would be a place called the bottomless pit where the devil is dwelling as the head of torture of the sinners. But the Bible actually speaks of something different from that teaching. Let's us follow the Word.
There is not going to be any one thousand of probation after Jesus returns. Our only probationary time is now. Get ready now, or you will be lost forever.
It is not enough to hear the voice of the shepherd, we must be willing to follow Jesus step by step. He leads us on safe paths. It is of vital importance to choose a guide who knows the path.
Will God permit anyone to sin because he is too weak to resist the evil in our world? Does God really understand that there is nothing we can do than just keep on right sinning? What does God then understands?
Even as the Shepherd has characters that distinguish Him from false shepherds, the sheep also have characters that distinguish them from false followers. And one of the characteristics of the good sheep is that they know and recognize the voice of the shepherd.
Many people have wondered, why did God allow the devil to live on till now? With all the suffering caused by the devil in our world, how can we say that Jesus has conquered evil?
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