The modern phase of the gospel movement is having a difficult re-birth. Adolph Harnack broke through to discover Jesus’ original gospel of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. But both sides of his dual concept suffered influential attacks. Our work is cut out for us.
When Jesus told us to love one another as he had loved us, this included willingness to lay down our lives for our (actual and potential) friends. How shall we prepare ourselves to do so?
To understand Jesus is the good shepherd unlocks his interpretation of his death on the cross. Here’s Biblical background and down-to-earth detail about shepherds and sheep.