ALIAS OVES HABEO || “I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.” (Jn 10:16)
ALIAS OVES HABEO Screenshot from Philippine Star Facebook Page “I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.” (Jn 10:16) Jesus mentioned in the Johannine Gospel that there are other sheep which he must lead. These sheep do not belong to the flock on whom these words were addressed. According to some biblical commentaries, these pertains to other group of ‘Apostolic Christians’ who does not go along for some unknown reason with the Johannine community. The beloved disciple tries to convey among his audience that no one has the monopoly of Christ, the Good Shepherd. He is the Good Shepherd that searches for the lost (cf. Mt 18:12-14; Lk 15:3-7) and prayed for all the Father has given him (Jn 17:6-26) that all of us may become one like his oneness with the Father. When John told the Lord that they prevent someone who cast away demons in his name simply because this person does not b...