JW What exactly does Good shepherd thing mean?

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Psalm 23 [Full Chapter]
[ The Lord Our Shepherd ] The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised. ...

Psalm 28:9 Save your people, Lord, and bless those who are yours. Be their shepherd, and take care of them forever.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep, and collected proverbs are as lasting as firmly driven nails. They have been given by God, the one Shepherd of us all.

Sirach 18:13 We can show compassion to someone we know, but the Lord shows compassion for all humanity. He corrects us; he disciplines us; he teaches us. Like a shepherd tending sheep, he brings us back to himself.

Ezekiel 34:11 [ The Good Shepherd ] “I, the Sovereign Lord, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them

Matthew 25:32 and the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
John 10:2 The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:7 [ Jesus the Good Shepherd ] So Jesus said again, “I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.

John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.

John 10:14-15 I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them

Hebrews 13:20-21 [ Closing Prayer ] God has raised from death our Lord Jesus, who is the Great Shepherd of the sheep as the result of his blood, by which the eternal covenant is sealed. May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

1 Peter 2:25 You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.

1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness.


Revelation 7:17 because the Lamb, who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
 

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When we say Jesus Christ is our Shepherd and we are sheep.
The sheep are totally dependent upon the Shepherd.
Of all the livestock animals, sheep are the stupidest of all. And we are like sheep. Isaiah 53:6
Some shepherds are not good, they don't care for the flock, but Jesus is the good Shepherd who takes good care for His flock.
A great read is Philip Keller's A shepherd looks at Psalm 23.
 
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How is a debate with JWs thread ???


The image of "The Shepard" in Hebrew Scriptures refers to God.
The image of the "Good Shepard" in the Greek Scriptures refers to "The Shepard".
 
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