Gospel Truth #4
Christ is a Good Shepherd who is seeking His lost sheep even though we have not sought Him. A misunder- standing of God's character causes us to think He is trying to hide from us. There is no parable of a lost sheep that must seek and find its Shepherd.
Ellen White's Idea
"As Christ draws them to look upon His cross, to behold Him whom their sins have pierced, . . . they begin to comprehend something of the righteousness of Christ. . . . The sinner may resist this love, may refuse to be drawn to Christ; but if he does not resist, he will be drawn to Jesus; a knowledge of the plan of salvation will lead him to the foot of the cross in repentance for his sins, which have caused the sufferings of God's dear Son" (Steps to Christ, p. 27).