We need to apply truth and love to build the church and protect the church.
The heart of Christ toward sinners on the earth, is to joyfully seek and to save every one of His lost and dying sheep
The Good Shepherd joyfully loves and lays down His life for His sheep, so that He may take it back up to make them one flock...
The Good Shepherd joyfully leads and loves His sheep into the saving fold of eternal life...
In 1 Peter 5, Peter identifies 3 significant aspects of elders:Their ContextTheir CharacterTheir CallingThese things are necessary to assure the survival of the Church in trying times.
Because Jesus Christ is a Faithful Shepherd – He is with us in every season of life
We foolishly keep rejecting the Saving Shepherd in favour of following worthless shepherds.