The Authenticity of Faith in the Unseen God Is Demonstrated Only Through Our Practical Attitudes Toward Those We Can See “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and co...
Sheep are absolutely hopeless without a shepherd ... "Sheep are absolutely hopeless without a shepherd: that is a part of their foolishness. They do not have the understanding that the shepherd has. They do not know where to go to find pasture, so they are not adequately fed. They are thin and scraggly and are fainting because they do not know where the best pasture is to be found." (Martyn Lloyd-Jones, "The Christ-centered Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones")