If the elders in Christ's church were like these sheep dogs, and if we were to obey them the way these sheep obey these sheep dogs, the church would be more beautiful and glorious in its life on earth as what you will see in this amazing display of synchronized shepherding.
We continue to unfold glories from God's creation, and parables of his kingdom.
The great chapter in which Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd is chapter 10 of The Gospel According to John.
"He who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice" (vv. 2-4 ESV).
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand" (vv. 27-28).
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Sheep... why does contemporary christianity cling to this horrible metaphor?
Uh, because God describes us that way. It's not our place to accept or reject it, but to understand it. If you think the metaphor is inappropriate, you see yourself as you image yourself to be (boastfully), not as you actually are (humbly) before God. You are like the Pharisee in the Temple rehearsing how wonderful he is, rather than like the Publican behind him who repents in dust and ashes. The gospel will mean nothing to you until you see the odiousness of your sin. I mean all of this quite charitably, in case you are wondering.
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