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God refers to Christians as sheep because he refers to himself as the shepherd. He calls himself the shepherd because he watches after everyone (i.e., sheep).

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How is God like a shepherd?

As all sheep know the sound of the shepherds voice, they come to him when he calls them. We are like sheep and come to Christ who is our shepherd, when He calls us we go to Him, or follow Him so that we might be kept save in the sheepfold.


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What does the lost sheep teach Christians?

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