Who is the Thief? | Most Misunderstood Scripture (10)| John скачать в хорошем качестве

Who is the Thief? | Most Misunderstood Scripture (10)| John

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” It’s natural to read that verse and assume that Jesus is talking about the Devil (“enemy, slanderer”), or Satan (“adversary”). After all, stealing, killing, and destroying are precisely what this angel-turned enemy of God is up to throughout the Bible, as we will see. However, as Craig Keener helpfully points out, the context of John 10:10 suggests that Jesus is talking more specifically about false spiritual teachers. Religious teachers opposing Jesus are the antagonists of John 9, as well as the group he is addressing in John 10 (verse 1). John 10 has strong similarities with Ezekiel 34, where God calls himself Israel’s shepherd and warns them against false religious teachers. This strongly suggests that there will be the following hallmarks of false spiritual teaching: It will seek to steal, kill, and destroy, following the pattern set forth by the Devil.