False Shepherds and Gods

Readings:
I Kings 12
John 10:1-5

Focus:
I Kings 12:"After taking counsel about the matter he made two calves of gold and said to the people, 'You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough; here are your gods, Israel, that brought you up from Egypt.'"
John 10:1:"In very truth I tell you, the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is nothing but a thief and a robber."

We often hear these days that all religions are the same and that there are many paths to God. But Jesus was clear that this is not the case. He says that there is a shepherd who goes in by the door, and that shepherd is the correct one for the sheep to follow. Others who don't go in by the door are thieves and robbers. Giving a different path for the sheep to follow, a path that doesn't go through the door, is not something that will help the sheep. It will do them harm.