The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. Cross References John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. John 10:15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy." Treasury of Scripture Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. John 3:25 John 15:9,10 John 17:4,5,24-26 |