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That you May Believe and have Life #29
John 10:1-21
 
 
Special thanks to our associates who have preached the last two messages
Well … we had a great trip to El Salvador.
My brother who's a doctor in family medicine was with us.
We failed to count the first day.
But we saw between 100 and 150 patients in 4 villages and towns.
We were able to baptize 6 converts in two locations.
In one of the new villages, Las Tables, we saw where they are building a new church structure, one year after leading two men to Christ.
There were 50 in that village on Sunday.
God is very good.
So why do we travel across the ocean, across the continent, across the country, across the state, across the city, across the street?
Because we do believe that Jesus is the Answer for the world.
Now, in today's way of thinking, this is NOT a very "MODERN way of viewing the World.
Why bother with evangelizing the world, we are all going to the same place aren't we?
There is a term that has been used for the last 60+ years, coined in 1949, to describe the current thinking.
The term is "Post-Modernism".
Let me define it for you so we can see the Lie that is being perpetuated.
THE LIE -
 
·         Post-Modernism
According to "wikipedia" - Post-Modernism /refers to a cultural, intellectual, or artistic state lacking a clear central hierarchy or organizing principle and embodying extreme complexity, contradiction, ambiguity, diversity, and interconnectedness.
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In the broadest sense, it is a new world view with four main branches.
/Postmodern-ironist - which sees truth as socially constructed; scientific-rational in which truth is 'found' through methodical, disciplined inquiry; the social-traditional in which truth is found in the heritage of American and Western civilization; and the neo-romantic in which truth is found either through attaining harmony with nature and or spiritual exploration of the inner self/
The key in all four of those is that there is NO strong central truth or hierarchy or organizing principle.
There is no plumb line to determine what is straight
There is no foundation on which to build
There is no cornerstone on which to line up everything else
 
So in essence you make your own truth and if you think it works then that's fine.
Post-modernism is very simple and very complicated.
It is complex because there are no governing principles
-Society can determine truth
-Rationalization determines truth so ethic can shift to fit the situation
-tradition determines truth
-or romantic thought or spiritual teaching determines truth, but those are simply based on feeling
 
So Post-Modernism has lead us to some dangerous things in the church today
Three terms come to mind.
The First Term is Pluralism - /a theory that there are more than one or two kinds of ultimate reality; a theory that reality is composed of a plurality of entities /
We live in a society in this Post Modern world, where there is no singular truth, there are no absolutes … there is no singular entity … put all our realities together and on the same level … and you have plurality
The 2nd Term is Universalism - /a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved; / 
It doesn't matter that Jesus says "I am the way the truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through me" "God is Love" so everyone is going to Heaven.
That's a Post-Modern thought
Which leads to the 3rd dangerous term Ecumenicalism - Initially ecumenical was an effort to bring the larger body of Christ together.
But now the thought of Ecumenicalism would bring together every religion, every spiritual path, and every way of thinking under the same umbrella, because anything else would be closed minded and intolerant.
Now, those of you who know me, know that I am a FIRM believer in Unity within the body of Christ.
You also know that I love people from every back and every way of thinking.
I believe in Christian denominations, with differing view on non-essentials being able to get along and work together.
We may separate on certain things simply because our understanding is veiled in our humanity and imperfection.
BUT
There is a move in this Post Modern Culture that says we are ALL heading to Heaven.
No Matter what you call it … if you are seeking "God" or "Perfection" or "Peace"
Back in August when I was on my 3 day planning retreat I was scanning some books that were in this Post Modern, Universalistic, Pluralist vein.
I read a "Theologian" using that term loosely and he said that since Salvation is by Grace, and we know that it is, but since it is all grace, then it can't even be based on a belief in Jesus … it doesn't matter, if it's grace you don't have to participate at all.
WOW
Now I didn't say that I held this view, I said I read that from a proclaimed theologian and teacher.
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama was asked by a Christian "Seeker" if they could become a Buddhist as well, to which the Dalai Lama replied, "No … dig deeper in  your own spiritual background" He was saying it doesn't matter WHAT you believe, just believe deeply.
He said it's "better to dig ONE well 60 feet to dig 6 wells 10 feet deep."
This is a Post Modern Lie, it is an ancient lie.
It is nothing new.
Because either Jesus is lying or this Post Modern Ancient thinking is a lie.
It may be better to dig one 60 foot well than 6 ten foot well, but that's ONLY true if you dig where there is Water.
'Cause you can dig a 1000 foot well, but if there's no water, you'll still die from thirst.
Post-Modernism began as a way to describe a change in the world of architecture a changing or eliminating of the rules of design.
But there still must be a foundation, there still must be a cornerstone, their still are principles of structure within the architecture that must be there  …
 
Now, that's a long introduction, but let's read what Jesus had to say and see if there is a truth that counters this Post-Modern Ancient Lie …
 
READ 10:1-21
 
Now there are a lot of ways you could try and define verses 1-5 … and people were confused and could have come up with their own way of looking at this.
If we only had these verses, we could have come up with our own way of looking at this, but I really love it when Jesus does the Commentary FOR us and tells us what he is talking about.
Jesus SPOKE CLEARLY so they would understand …
 
And that leaves us with TRUTH
That leaves us with a Foundation on which to build a great life
That leaves us a cornerstone to line up the walls
That leaves us with a sound structure around which we can build a house that will stand for eternity.
I don't care if you build a traditional house, a post-modern architectural, a Victorian structure, a castle, or a mud hut, you still need a sound structure, a cornerstone, a solid foundation … and Jesus give us TRUTH here …
 
Let's gather some truth here …
 
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There are Multiple Pens and Flocks
 
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The danger in this passage is to miss the point of the FOLD where the sheep are …
- The FOLD in verses 1-5 is not Heaven.
Yes Jesus is the Only way into Heaven, but there are sheep in THIS fold that do NOT respond to Jesus as the Good Shepherd … so this is NOT heaven.
The fold here is Israel … and
for us the fold is mentioned in verse 16 as sheep in another fold, and that's those of us who are Gentiles.
Within the fold of Israel and the fold of the Gentiles, Jesus has Sheep that are part of his flock.
Jesus has taught about light and darkness but now is using a picture they would be very familiar with, that of a sheep and shepherd
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A shepherd was a leader and they understood that
Ps 100:3 /know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are HIS; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture./
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The problem was that the "watchmen" of the sheep, the priests and Levites had failed the flock.
Isaiah 56:10 said that Israel's watchmen were blind, they lack knowledge, they are like mute dogs who cannot bark, they lie around dreaming, loving to sleep.
Isaiah says they do nothing but fill their own appetite.
This image powerful to those who heard. 
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A Sheepfold was a large enclosed stone pen.
It would house several flocks at the same time.
A Shepherd ~/ Porter ~/ Watchman would guard the flock at night.
He would lay down over the opening so that any enemy would have to go through him.
In the morning the shepherds would come and call out for their sheep, until their flock was gathered together
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Each shepherd had his distinctive voice, his unique call and his sheep would respond to it and come
The Morning is COMING and he will call his sheep … who do you respond to in the morning?
Can you get up each morning and say "yes Lord I hear your voice and I will follow"
I've told you before, we are all God's creation, but we are not all his children.
We are all sheep but not necessarily in HIS flock.
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