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John 10:1-42
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9:35Jesus heard that they had
thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of
Man?”
9:36“Who is he, sir?” the man
asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”
9:37Jesus said, “You have now
seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”
9:38Then the man said, “Lord,
I believe,” and he worshiped him.
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1“Very truly I tell you
Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in
by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2The one who enters by the
gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3The gatekeeper opens the
gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name
and leads them out.
4When he has brought out all
his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know
his voice.
5But they will never follow a
stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a
stranger’s voice.”
6Jesus used this figure of
speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7Therefore Jesus said again,
“Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8All who have come before me
are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
9I am the gate; whoever
enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out,
and find pasture.
10The thief comes only to
steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full.
11“I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12The hired hand is not the
shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees
the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the
flock and scatters it.
13The man runs away because
he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14“I am the good shepherd; I
know my sheep and my sheep know me—
15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life
for the sheep.
16I have other sheep that are
not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my
voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it
up again.
18No one takes it from me,
but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and
authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
19The Jews who heard these
words were again divided.
20Many of them said, “He is
demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
21But others said, “These are
not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the
blind?”
22Then came the Festival of
Dedication at
23and Jesus was in the temple
courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24The Jews who were there
gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are
the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25Jesus answered, “I did tell
you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s
name testify about me,
26but you do not believe
because you are not my sheep.
27My sheep listen to my
voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29My Father, who has given
them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s
hand.
30I and the Father are one.”
31Again his Jewish opponents
picked up stones to stone him,
32but Jesus said to them, “I
have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone
me?”
33“We are not stoning you for
any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man,
claim to be God.”
34Jesus answered them, “Is it
not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’?
35If he called them ‘gods,’
to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
36what about the one whom the
Father set apart as his very own and sent into the
world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
37Do not believe me unless I
do the works of my Father.
38But if I do them, even
though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and
understand that the Father is in me, and I in the
Father.”
39Again they tried to seize
him, but he escaped their grasp.
40Then Jesus went back across
the
41and many people came to
him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about
this man was true.”
42And in that place many
believed in Jesus.
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1)
Are verses 9:35 to
9:38 included in VisionCasting-John9.1-41?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 9:35
to 9:38 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
According to
verse 1 with what level of certainty was Jesus speaking?
o Jesus was speaking with the certainty of truth.
4)
According to
verse 1 whom was Jesus speaking to?
o Jesus was specifically speaking to the Pharisees.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 1 how did he identify a
thief and a robber?
o A thief and a robber
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Does not enter
the sheep pen by the gate.
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But climbs in by
some other way.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 2 how does the shepherd of the sheep enter the sheep pen?
o The shepherd of the sheep enters the sheep pen by the
gate.
7)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 1 and 2 what establishes the legitimacy of the
shepherd and the illegitimacy of the thieves and robbers respectively?
o Entry into the sheep pen by the gate establishes the
legitimacy of the shepherd.
o While
o Entry by some other way establishes the illegitimacy
of the thieves and robbers.
8)
What was the
reason Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, given the leadership position of the
shepherd of the sheep?
o The Pharisees presumed to be the spiritual leaders of
the people.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 3 what does the gatekeeper do for the shepherd of the sheep?
o The gatekeeper opens the gate for him.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 3 how do the sheep respond to the shepherd?
o They listen to his voice.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 3 what does the shepherd do with the sheep?
o He
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Calls his own
sheep by name.
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And leads them
out.
12)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 3 in what way does the shepherd know his sheep?
o He knows his sheep individually.
13)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 4 what does the shepherd do with his sheep when
he has brought them all out?
o He goes on ahead of them to lead them.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 4 how do the sheep respond to the shepherd and why?
o The sheep follow the shepherd.
o Because
o They know his voice.
15)
What did Jesus
have in mind when he talked about the sheep following the shepherd because they
know his voice, given verses 9:35 to 9:38?
o Jesus had in mind the man born blind who recognized
his voice.
o As
o A sheep knows the shepherd’s voice.
o And followed him by worshiping him.
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 5 how do the sheep respond to a stranger and why?
o They will never follow a stranger.
o In fact they will run away
from him.
o Because
o They do not recognize a stranger’s voice.
17)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 4 and 5 how do the sheep distinguish between the
shepherd and a stranger?
o By the voice.
18)
According to
verse 6 how should what Jesus said be interpreted?
o What Jesus said should be interpreted as a figure of
speech.
19)
According to
verse 6 how was what Jesus said received by the Pharisees and why?
o They did not understand what Jesus was telling them.
o Because
o They did not know that he was using a figure of speech.
20)
In accordance
with verse 7 what did Jesus do in light of the
Pharisees’ lack of understanding of his figure of speech?
o Jesus proceeded to explain.
o What
o He meant.
21)
According to
verse 7 with what level of certainty was Jesus speaking?
o Jesus was speaking with the certainty of truth.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 who is the gate for the sheep?
o Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for
the sheep.”
23)
What is the
current count of the ‘I am’ declarations Jesus had made in the current gospel
account?
o This is the third declaration.
24)
How do we restate
the illegitimacy of the thieves and robbers and the legitimacy of the shepherd
respectively, given that Jesus is the gate for the sheep?
o Entry into the sheep pen through Jesus as the gate establishes
the legitimacy of the shepherd.
o While
o Entry by some other way establishes the illegitimacy
of the thieves and robbers.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 who are the thieves and robbers?
o The thieves and robbers are those who have come before
Jesus.
26)
Why are all who
have come before Jesus thieves and robbers?
o They have no way of entering the sheep pen through Jesus.
o Inevitably they have climbed in by some other way.
o Therefore they are thieves and robbers.
27)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 how do the sheep respond to those who have come before
him?
o The sheep have not listened to them.
28)
Why have the
sheep not listened to those who have come before Jesus, given verse 5?
o It is because
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Those who have
come before Jesus are strangers to the sheep.
§
And the sheep
Ø
Do not recognize
a stranger’s voice.
Ø
And run away.
29)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 what did he declare himself to be again?
o Again Jesus said, “I am the gate.”
30)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 what is the consequence for those who enter through him?
o Those who enter through Jesus will be saved.
o They will
§
Come in.
§
And go out.
§
And find pasture.
31)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 7 to 9 what does it mean to enter the sheep pen
through him as the gate, given John 14:6?
o It means leading the sheep through Jesus as the only
way to the Father.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 14:6 that says,
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6Jesus answered, “I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
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32)
What is the
consequence in terms of coming to the Father of entering the sheep pen through
Jesus as the gate and entering the sheep pen by some other way respectively?
o Those who enter the sheep pen through Jesus as the
gate lead the sheep to the Father.
o Those who enter the sheep pen by some other way
cannot.
33)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what does the thief come to do?
o The thief comes only to
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Steal.
§
And kill.
§
And destroy.
34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what has he come to do for the sheep?
o Jesus has come that they may
§
Have life.
§
And have it to
the full.
35)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 9 and 10 what are his disciples saved from and
what is the life to the full they receive through him, given Romans 6:22-23?
o Through Jesus they
§
Are saved from
the death that is accrued to sin as wages.
§
And receive the
gift of eternal life.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 6:22-23 that says,
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22But now that you have been
set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to
holiness, and the result is eternal life.
23For the wages
of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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36)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 10 what does having
eternal life to the full suggest about its nature as an ongoing changing process?
o Eternal life becomes more and more abundant without
end.
o As
o Eternity progresses.
37)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 10 what does the stealing and killing and
destroying of the thief bring?
o It brings eternal death.
38)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 11 who is the good shepherd?
o Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.”
39)
What is the
current count of the ‘I am’ declarations Jesus had made in the current gospel
account?
o This is the fourth declaration.
40)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 11 what does the good shepherd do for the sheep?
o The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
41)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 4 what is the logical relationship between being Jesus’
sheep and following him?
o Being Jesus’ sheep is the sufficient condition for
following him.
42)
How do we
rephrase the logical relationship between being Jesus’ sheep and following him
in terms of a necessary condition?
o Following Jesus is the necessary condition for being his
sheep.
43)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 4 what must a person necessarily do to be his
sheep, given that Jesus is the shepherd?
o The person must follow Jesus to be his sheep.
44)
So what must a person be in relation to Jesus to be his
sheep?
o The person must be Jesus’ disciple.
45)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 4 and 11 what must a person be before Jesus could
lay down his life for the person as his sheep?
o The person must be Jesus’ disciple.
46)
But doesn’t 1
John 2:1-2 say that Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the whole
world?
o Jesus is indeed the atoning sacrifice for the sins of
the whole world.
o But for Jesus to be the advocate for our sins with the
Father we must be his disciples.
o He cannot be the advocate for our sins with the
Father.
o If
o We are not his disciples.
o So Jesus could not effectually lay down his life for us.
o If
o We are not his disciples.
o Even though
o He
§
Died for the sins
of the whole world.
§
And is the
atoning sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 John 2:1-2 that says,
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1My dear children, I write
this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an
advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
2He is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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47)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 9 what does it mean for the sheep to find
pasture?
o It means that his disciples’ spiritual needs are cared
for.
48)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 9 what must the sheep go through to be cared for?
o The sheep must come in and go out through Jesus as the
gate to be cared for.
49)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 10 and 11 what kind of a life did he lay down so
that his disciples may have eternal life to the full, given Hebrews 7:14-17?
o Jesus laid down his indestructible life.
o So that
o His disciples may have eternal life to the full.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 7:14-17 that says,
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14For it is
clear that our Lord descended from
15And what we have said is
even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
16one who has become a priest
not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry
but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
17For it is declared: “You
are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
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50)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 11 how does he as the good shepherd treat his
disciples as the sheep, given John 15:13?
o Jesus has shown his disciples the greatest love.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 15:13 that says,
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13Greater love has no one
than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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51)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 12 and 13 what is the reason the hired hand abandons the
sheep and runs away when he sees the wolf coming?
o It is because the hired hand
§
Is not the
shepherd.
§
Does not own the
sheep.
§
And cares nothing
for the sheep.
52)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 what is the consequence for the sheep when the hired
hand abandons them and runs away upon seeing the wolf coming?
o The wolf
§
Attacks the
flock.
§
And scatters it.
53)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 11 to 13 how can we tell who the good shepherd
is and who the hired hand is?
o The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
o While
o The hired hand cares nothing for the sheep.
54)
Again according to what Jesus said in verse 14 who is the
good shepherd?
o Jesus again said, “I am the good shepherd.”
55)
Are there other good
shepherds besides Jesus and why?
o No, because Jesus did not say
§
That he is a good
shepherd.
§
But that he is
the good shepherd.
56)
Can anyone who is
not the good shepherd lay down his life for the sheep and why, given that Jesus
alone owns the sheep as the good shepherd?
o No, because all others are hired hands.
57)
So under what condition can Jesus be the good shepherd?
o Jesus is the good shepherd.
o When
o He lays down his life for the sheep.
58)
What did Jesus do
to confirm that he is the good shepherd?
o Jesus confirmed it by
§
Dying on the
cross for the sin of humanity.
§
And becoming the effectual
advocate with the Father for the sins of his disciples.
59)
What does ‘we
shall see face to face’ refer to in 1 Corinthians 13:12 and when will it happen
and what will happen then, given Jude 1:21?
o It refers to the disciples’ seeing Jesus
face to face.
o When
o He comes again to bring them to eternal life.
o Then they will fully know Jesus.
o Just as
o He fully knows them.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Corinthians 13:12 that says,
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12For now we see only a
reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Jude 1:21 that says,
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21keep yourselves in God’s
love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal
life.
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60)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 15 to what extent does the Father know him and he knows the Father, given verse 30?
o The Father knows Jesus fully.
o And Jesus knows the Father fully.
61)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 14 and 15 to what extent does he know his
disciples and they know him and when will that happen?
o Jesus knows his disciples fully.
o And the disciples know Jesus fully.
o When
o He comes again to bring them to eternal life.
62)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 14 and 15 what makes it possible for his
disciples to know him fully?
o Jesus laying down his life for them to give them eternal
life makes it possible.
63)
What does ‘this
sheep pen’ in verse 16 refer to?
o It refers to the Jewish disciples.
64)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 16 what other sheep does he have?
o Jesus has other disciples who are Gentiles.
65)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 16 what would he do with his disciples who are
Gentiles?
o Jesus must bring them also.
66)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 16 how will his disciples who are Gentiles
respond to his voice?
o They too will listen to Jesus’ voice.
67)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 4 what will be the outcome when his disciples who
are Gentiles listen to his voice?
o They will follow Jesus.
68)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 16 what will he bring about for himself and all his
disciples, both Jews and Gentiles?
o There shall be one flock with Jesus as the one
shepherd.
69)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 17 what is the reason his Father loves him?
o It is because Jesus lays down his life.
70)
Again in accordance with what Jesus said in verse 17 what
is the reason his Father loves him, given verse 15?
o It is because Jesus lays down his life for the sheep.
71)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 17 what is his follow-up action after laying down
his life?
o Jesus takes it up again.
72)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 18 who decides his laying down his life?
o No one takes it from Jesus.
o But he lays it down of his own accord.
73)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 18 what is the command he has received from his Father?
o Jesus has
§
Authority to lay
his life down.
§
And authority to
take it up again.
74)
What is the basis
for Jesus to say that he has the authority to again take up the life he has laid
down, given Hebrews 7:14-17?
o It is on the basis of Jesus’ indestructible
life.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 7:14-17 that says,
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14For it is
clear that our Lord descended from
15And what we have said is
even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
16one who has become a priest
not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry
but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
17For it is declared: “You
are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
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75)
According to
verse 19 what was the response of the Jews to Jesus’ words?
o They were again divided.
76)
According to
verse 20 what did those say who were against Jesus?
o They said,
§
“He is demon-possessed
and raving mad.
§
Why listen to
him?”
77)
What were those
who were against Jesus trying to accomplish with what they said?
o They were taking a quick and dirty route to dismiss
Jesus.
78)
According to
verse 21 what did others say in defense of Jesus against the condemnation of
demon possession?
o They said,
§
“These are not
the sayings of a man possessed by a demon.
§
Can a demon open
the eyes of the blind?”
79)
In accordance
with verse 21 what did those who defended Jesus against the condemnation of demon
possession judge him by?
o They judged Jesus by his
§
Words.
§
And deeds.
80)
In accordance
with verse 20 what did those who condemned Jesus refuse
to judge him by?
o They refused to judge Jesus by his
§
Words.
§
And deeds.
81)
According to
verses 22 and 23 where in
o Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s
Colonnade.
82)
According to
verse 24 what did the Jews who were gathered around Jesus complain to him?
o They complained to him saying,
§
“How long will
you keep us in suspense?
§
Tell us plainly.
§
If
§
You are the
Messiah.”
83)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 how did he refute the complaint of the Jews?
o Jesus said that he did tell them.
o But they did not believe.
o Even though
o The works he did in his Father’s
name testified about him.
84)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 why did the Jews not believe?
o It is because they were not Jesus’ sheep.
85)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 how do he and his sheep relate to one another?
o Jesus’ sheep listen to his voice.
o He knows them.
o And they follow him.
86)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 26 and 27 how did he and the Jews relate to one
another?
o They did not listen to Jesus’ voice.
o He did not know them.
o And they did not follow him.
87)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what security does he offer his sheep?
o Jesus gives them eternal life.
o And they shall never perish.
o No one will snatch them out of his hand.
88)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 how is the security of his sheep further guaranteed?
o Jesus’ Father, who has given his sheep to him, is
greater than all.
o No one can snatch them out of his Father’s hand.
89)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 29 did he choose his disciples and why?
o No, because Jesus’ Father gave him his disciples.
90)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what did he declare concerning him and his Father?
o Jesus declared, “I and the Father are one.”
91)
Who did Jesus actually declare that he is?
o Jesus actually declared that
he is God.
o As
o His Father is.
92)
According to
verse 31 what did Jesus’ Jewish opponents do?
o They picked up stones to stone Jesus.
93)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 what had he shown the Jews?
o Jesus had shown them many good works from the Father.
94)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 what did he question the Jews on?
o Jesus questioned them on the basis
of which good work from the Father he showed them.
o That
o They stoned him.
95)
According to
verse 33 what did the Jews say was the reason they stoned Jesus?
o They were not stoning Jesus
§
For any good
work.
§
But for
blasphemy.
o Because
o He, a mere man, claimed to be God.
96)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 34 who are the “gods” that he was referring to,
given that he was quoting from Psalm 82?
o Jesus was pointing out that in Psalm 82 humans are called
gods.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Psalm 82 that says,
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1God presides in the great
assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
2“How long will you defend
the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and
the oppressed.
4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the
wicked.
5“The ‘gods’ know nothing,
they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of
the earth are shaken.
6“I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’
7But you will die like mere
mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”
8Rise up, O God, judge the
earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
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97)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 to whom did the word of God come?
o To humans who are called gods.
98)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what can be done to the Scripture that calls humans gods?
o It cannot be set aside.
99)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 36 who is the one whom the Father set apart as
his very own and sent into the world?
o Jesus is.
100) In accordance with what Jesus said in verses 35 and 36
what was his objection to the Jews‘ accusation of his
blasphemy for saying that he is God’s Son?
o It is legitimate for Jesus whom the Father
§
Set apart as his
very own.
§
And sent into the
world.
o To call himself God’s Son.
o Since
o Scripture that cannot be set aside calls humans gods.
101) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 37 what is
the necessary condition for him to be believed?
o The necessary condition for Jesus to be believed is his
doing the works of the Father.
102) According to what Jesus said in verses 37 and 38 what
should the Jews believe and what should be the criterion for belief?
o They should believe Jesus.
o If
o He did the works of his Father.
o And they should believe the works.
o Even if
o They did not believe him.
103) According to what Jesus said in verse 38 what might be
the outcome if the Jews listened to his advice?
o They might know and understand that
§
The Father is in
Jesus.
§
And Jesus in the
Father.
104) What is the only conclusion one could draw concerning
two entities that are both in each other?
o They must be one.
105) Again what might be the outcome if the Jews listened to Jesus’
advice?
o They might know and understand that Jesus and the
Father are one.
106) According to verse 39 what did Jesus do when the Jews
again tried to seize him?
o Jesus escaped their grasp.
107) What was the status of belief in Jesus among the Pharisees, given verses 20 and 21?
o Some Pharisees condemned Jesus as demon-possessed and
raving mad regardless of the signs.
o That
o He had performed.
o Others did not condemn him because of
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The signs.
§
And his words.
108) In accordance with what Jesus said in verses 37 and 38
whom might he be aiming his appeal to pay attention to his doing the works of his
Father at, given verses 20 and 21 and John 9:16?
o Jesus might be aiming his appeal at Pharisees who did not
dismiss him because of the signs.
o That
o He had performed.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 9:16 that says,
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16Some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked,
“How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were
divided.
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109) Did the Jews accept Jesus’ justification for calling
himself God’s Son or take his advice for them to believe the works of his
Father that he did and why, given verse 39?
o No, because they again tried to seize Jesus.
110) What can we conclude about the Jews’ attitude toward
the biblical reasoning Jesus gave and the signs he performed for proving who he
is?
o There was
§
Neither biblical
reasoning Jesus gave.
§
Nor sign he could
perform.
o To convince them concerning who he is.
111) What was the reason the Jews refused to believe Jesus
concerning his claim of divinity regardless of the many good works from the Father he had shown them, given verses 30 and 31, 33 and John 8:56-59?
o It is because they could not accept that Jesus as a
man claims to be God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 8:56-59 that says,
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56Your father Abraham
rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57“You are not yet fifty
years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58“Very truly I tell you,”
Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
59At this, they picked up
stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple
grounds.
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112) Why were the works Jesus did in his Father’s name not
sufficient to convince the majority of the Jewish
leaders that he is the Christ as seen in verses 24 and 25, given John 9:16?
o It is because Jesus did not conform to their
expectation of keeping the Sabbath.
o Their expectation trumped the works.
o That
o He did in his Father’s name.
o On the other hand some of the
Jewish leaders
§
Had doubt about
rejecting Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.
§
And were willing
to judge him by the works.
§
That
§
He did in his
Father’s name.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 9:16 that says,
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16Some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked,
“How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were
divided.
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113) According to verse 40 where did Jesus go and stay
then?
o Then Jesus went back across the
o Where
o John had been baptizing in the early days.
o There he stayed.
114) In accordance with verse 41 what was the contrast the
many people who came to Jesus intended to highlight when they said John never
performed a sign?
o They intended to highlight the contrast between
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Jesus who
performed many signs.
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And John who
never performed a sign.
115) In accordance with verses 41 and 42 what can be said
about the credibility of John even though he never performed a sign?
o His credibility was good.
116) In accordance with verses 41 and 42 what was the
outcome when the many people who came to Jesus said all that John said about him
was true?
o In that place many believed in Jesus.
117) What was the status of belief in Jesus among the crowd where John had been baptizing in
the early days?
o Many believed in Jesus because of John’s testimony.
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John 10:1-42
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