What is the meaning of John 10:15? just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father “Just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father” •Here Jesus speaks of an intimate, perfect, and eternal relationship with the Father. This mutual knowledge is complete—no secrets, no distance. Matthew 11:27 reminds us, “No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son.” •That same depth of relationship appears in John 17:24-26, where Jesus prays that His followers would behold His glory and know the Father’s love. •The statement also affirms Jesus’ full divinity. Only One who is truly God can be known perfectly by the Father and know Him in return (John 1:1-2, 18). •Because this knowledge is relational, not merely informational, it becomes the model for how believers are invited into fellowship with God (1 John 1:3; John 17:3). •Jesus sets up a comparison: the way He and the Father relate becomes the foundation for everything He does next on behalf of the sheep. And I lay down My life for the sheep “And I lay down My life for the sheep” •The intimacy just described moves Jesus to sacrificial action. He willingly gives His life; it is not taken from Him (John 10:17-18). •By calling His followers “the sheep,” Jesus ties the whole chapter together: He is the Good Shepherd who does more than guide—He dies in their place (John 10:11). •This is substitutionary atonement: He absorbs the danger and judgment that rightly belong to the flock (Isaiah 53:5-6; 1 Peter 2:24). •Love motivates the sacrifice. “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). •The Shepherd’s death secures life for the sheep, granting them eternal security (John 10:28-29) and reconciling them to God (Romans 5:8-10). summary John 10:15 bridges heavenly relationship and earthly rescue. The perfect knowledge shared by Father and Son displays Christ’s full deity and unbroken fellowship with the Father. Flowing directly from that divine intimacy, Jesus offers Himself as the Shepherd who dies for His sheep, guaranteeing their salvation and safety. Knowing who He is explains why He does what He does—and our confidence rests on both truths. |
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