John chapter 10. Hold your place
there. I'm entitling the message from
what our Redeemer, our God and our Savior declares two times
in this seventh verse of John 10. He said, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. You see that? I
am the door. Again in verse nine, look right
there, John 10 verse nine. I am not a door, some door, the
door. Definite, definite article, the
door. By me, if any man enter in, he
shall, he shall be saved, justified, and shall go in, and shall go
out, and he'll find. You'll find the Lord is gracious. The Lord is gracious. You'll
find pasture. So that's the title of the message.
Straightforward and simple. I am the door. Now every one of you who came
into this building this morning, how'd you get in here? You all
understand, even the young ones that are here, you all understand
the concept of a door. You came through the front door.
You didn't climb through a window. You came through the front door.
It's the door that has been prepared. It's a way of access into this
building. Now, you see how simply and straightforward
the Lord Jesus Christ tells us the gospel? He said, I am the
door of salvation. I am the door of mercy. There's no other door The Lord
says these words, I am. I am, that I am. Now, this is repeated many times
in the book of John. I think there's seven or eight
different statements where the Lord says, I am. Some of them
we looked at, look back to John chapter five, verse Or John chapter
six it is. John chapter six verse 35. John
chapter six verse 35. You remember the Lord said here,
I am the bread of life. Now we all understand the concept
of bread. It's something we must have.
And we must have the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Savior. He
is salvation. I am the bread of life. He that
cometh to me shall never hunger. He that believeth on me shall
never thirst. The Lord said, I am the bread
of life. We've looked at another one of
those statements found in John chapter eight, turn over there.
John chapter eight, the Lord says here in verse 12, I am the
light of the world. He is our revelation of God.
I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness. He been delivered from darkness,
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The revelation of life in Christ
Jesus. Now, stay right here in John
chapter eight. How important is it that we believe
the Lord Jesus Christ is that I am that I am. that he is God Almighty look
at verse 24 John 8 I said therefore unto you that you shall die in
your sins for if you believe not that I am if you believe
not that I am you shall die in your sins now we're going to
see other statement that the Lord makes concerning the great
I am. In John chapter 11, the Lord
Jesus Christ says, I am the resurrection and the life. And then in John
chapter 14, we're going to study about the Lord says, I am the
way, I am the truth, I am the life. And then in John chapter
15, Lord willing we'll get to it in a few months. The Lord
declares there, I am the true vine. And I like what he says
down a few more verses. He says, without me you can do
nothing, nothing. You see the Lord Jesus Christ
is absolutely necessary for our spiritual existence. Now we know
the significance of this statement The Lord God Almighty speaks
from the mountain unto Moses when Moses asked him, whom shall
I say sent me down to Pharaoh to deliver Israel from Egyptian
bondage? And the voice out of that burning
bush said, I am that I am. Who is that voice? None other
than the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the eternal God, the Lord
Jesus Christ. Now you say, well, everybody
believes that. No, they don't. No, they don't. Believers certainly
do believe that. We embrace Him as God, our Savior. We embrace Him as God, our righteousness. We embrace and love and worship
Him as Thomas said, my Lord and my God. We own Him as such, love
Him as such. That's the way He's revealed
in Holy Scripture. He is our great God. Now look at verse 6 in John 10.
by way of introduction. You remember from last week the
Lord spake this parable unto these self-centered, self-righteous
Jews. They rejected the way of salvation
by grace. They rejected the way of substitution
by the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ. When he spake
that parable of the good shepherd calling out his sheep and the
sheep hearing his voice and following them, they understood not what
things they were which he spake unto them. And then the Lord
in great mercy and in great pity said unto them, Truly, truly,
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. I'm the door provided,
planned for the sheep. All that ever came before me
are thieves and robbers. Thank God the sheep didn't pay
any attention to them. You remember in the parable,
the voice of a stranger they will not follow? They have their
ear tuned to the shepherd. They know the shepherd's voice
and they follow him. And then the Lord said, I am
the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved." Now when
the Lord gave this parable of the sheepfold under these Pharisees,
and that's who he is addressing, they were given no understanding. Understanding doesn't come to
us naturally. Understanding has to be God-given.
They were given no understanding of the message. They saw no need
of a shepherd. They saw no need of being led
by the Good Shepherd. They saw no need of the Good
Shepherd laying down his life to put away sin, because they
said, we're not sinners. We're not blind. You remember
chapter 9, verse 40 and 41? Not being the sheep of Christ,
they did not understand one word he said. Now, turn back to John
8 again. Let me show you a verse here.
You remember this verse? I hope you've got it marked.
He that is of God, verse 47. He that is of God, heareth God's
word. What is your attitude toward
the Word of God? Well, some parts of it I believe. Some parts of
it I don't believe. That's not the believer's attitude.
What does a believer believe about the Word of God? This God-given,
God-inspired, everything written in the book of God, believers
believe, they receive, they embrace. He that is of God, heareth God's
word. He said, you therefore hear them
not, because you're not of God. You're not of God. He that is of God, heareth God's
word. You remember what the Lord said
over here in John chapter 10? When they said to him, if thou
be the Christ, tell us plainly, verse 25 of John 10, I told you,
and you believe not. The works that I do in my Father's
name, they bear witness of me, but you believe not because you're
not of my sheep. As I said unto you, my sheep
hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me, and I give unto
them eternal life. Now, he didn't say because you
don't believe you're not my sheep. Didn't say that, did he? He said,
you believe not because you're not my sheep. You see, as many
as are ordained to eternal life, they believe the gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ. They do hear it, not as a word
of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God that effectively
works in us. You see, we believe according
to the working of His mighty power. These folks understood
not. what he said. They saw no need
of a Savior. And here again we see the response
of the natural religious man. The lost man has no need, no
time, no want for the gospel of Christ. The natural man receiveth
not the things of the Spirit of God. They're foolish unto
him, neither can he know them. They must be spiritually discerned. Now, I want you to look at something.
When the Lord hears the Prince of preachers. Here's the one
sent from God. God Almighty manifest in the
flesh. He preached absolute truth, didn't
he? Yes, he did. He preached in the
power of God the Holy Spirit, didn't he? Yes, he did. How many
conversions did he have? Look what it says in verse 31. Then the Jews took up stones
Again, to stone him. Don't tell me the natural man's
in love with God. Don't tell me the natural man's
just ready to hear the gospel. No, he's not. He's a rebel against
God. And if he could get at the throne
of God, he'd kick him off the throne and kill him. You see,
the carnal mind is enmity against God. It's enmity against God. Let's ask God, the Holy Spirit,
to be our teacher this morning, as we consider these few verses. And I'm camping mostly on verse
7 and verse 9. Verse 7 and verse 9. And let's
ask God to be our teacher. Remember from John chapter 6,
he said, "...all those who have heard and learned of the Father,
What do they do? They come to the Lord Jesus Christ. They find life and salvation
in Him. Now, verse 7, the Lord said unto
them again, again, you see the longsuffering of the Lord and
pity? Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I am the door of the sheep. Now, He not only the good shepherd
who gives his life a ransom for the sheep and abundantly provides
for the sheep as it says in John chapter 10 verse 15 as a father
knoweth me even so I know the father I lay down my life for
the sheep and then he says in verse 18 no man takes it from
me I lay it down by the commandment of God. I take it again by the
commandment of God. No man takes my life from me.
He laid down his life. He's not only the good shepherd,
the great shepherd, the chief shepherd, who gives his life
a ransom for the sheep and abundantly provides for them, he's not only
the king to rule over the sheep, the great high priest to present
us to the Father, holy, harmless, unblameable in his sight, but
the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way of access. The Lord Jesus Christ is the
only door, the only door of mercy, the only door of access under
the throne of grace. There's no coming to the Father
but by and through the Lord Jesus Christ. You remember that verse
in Hebrews chapter 4? Seeing we have a great high priest,
Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain
mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Now what if
we didn't have a high priest? Could we come? No, sir. There's no way of coming apart
from the mercy seat, the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, who are these
sheep? He said, I laid down my life
for the sheep. He said, my sheep hear my voice
and they follow me. A stranger they will not follow.
Who are these sheep? Who are these sheep? You know,
I remember talking to one man one day and I tried to tell him
about the gospel and how the Lord chose his people and called
his sheep and how he died for them sheep. And he said, you
know, I'll tell you one thing, I don't like being referred to
as a sheep. I said, well, you probably don't.
Maybe you're not one of his sheep. Who are these sheep? Who are
these sheep? Where did the Lord get these
people? Turn back to John chapter 6 verse 37. Who are these sheep? He said, my sheep hear my voice. These sheep belong to the shepherd,
the good shepherd. Where did he get these sheep?
Look at verse 37 of John 6. All that the Father giveth me
shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out. The sheep were given to the Lord
Jesus Christ in that eternal covenant of grace. The elect
of God are the sheep of Christ. The elect of God are those chosen
in Christ before the foundation of the world. We call that eternal, unconditional
election. I like what one dear old saint
said to an old preacher years ago. He said, I'm glad that God
chose me in eternity before I was born, because he would never
have chosen me after I was born. You see, he chose his people
in that eternal covenant of grace. Beloved, we are bound to give
thanks unto God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because
God had from the beginning from the beginning chosen you unto
salvation through sanctification of the Spirit which leads to
belief of the truth. We call that the Bible doctrine
of election. God chose a people unto salvation. The Lord Jesus Christ died for
those covenant people. That's who these sheep are. Romans
11 are called the remnant according to the election of grace. These
sheep by nature and birth are dirty sheep. They're not only
dirty sheep being sinners in Adam and Adam all died. These
sheep are lost sheep. Lost sheep. All we like sheep
have gone astray. We read in Ephesians chapter
2 that the sheep, although they're chosen in that unconditional,
eternal election of grace, when they're born in time, they're
lost sheep. They're dead in sin. It says in Ephesians 2 that at
that time you were with, what does it say? That you were without
God, without hope, without life in Christ Jesus. It says that
we were aliens and strangers from the covenants of God's promise.
Ignorant, foolish, dumb, blind, dirty, sheep. All we like sheep
have gone astray. You know what? The Lord's gonna find every one
of his sheep. You see, he's a good shepherd. He's not gonna lose
one sheep. He's gonna find, he'll search
and search and search. You see, the good shepherd's
on the trail of his sheep. And he'll cross their path in
this world, in time, and he will call those sheep to himself.
Those sheep will hear him. He gives them life, and they
will follow him. Now, verse 8 and verse 10, I'm
going to consider these verses next week. All that ever came
before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't hear them.
Now, these thieves and robbers refer to false preachers, thieves
and robbers. Verse 10, he says, these false
preachers, these people are thieves. They steal, they kill, they destroy. The Lord said, Good Shepherd,
I'm come that they might have life, that they might have it
more abundantly. Now, I'll consider those two
verses next week, but I want to look at verse 10 very closely
this morning. Verse 10 of John, verse 9, brother,
of John 10. I am the door. I am the door. By me, by me, if any man enter
in, he shall be saved. Shall. he shall and there's no
coming to the father but by the Lord Jesus Christ He's the only,
and it's only by Christ, through Christ, and in the Lord Jesus
Christ, that we are accepted in the beloved before God's holy
throne. It is only in the Lord Jesus
Christ that we have access to the throne of grace. That's what
we read in Ephesians 2, verse 18. Through Christ Jesus, we
have access unto the Father. There is just one door. One door. Now this building has
a couple doors. It has a back door. It has a
front door. You can get into this building
through the back door or through the front door. But this door
of mercy, this door of salvation, there's just one door. And the
Lord Jesus Christ is that door. The only door. One door. Now there's a very important
word here the door. That means there's
just one door. One door. We read in scripture
that there's just one way of salvation. We read in scripture
that there's just one faith, one Lord, one foundation. There's a doctrine of oneness.
There's one foundation. No other foundation can any man
lay than that which is laid. God said, behold, I lay in Zion
for a foundation of stone, a tridestone, a precious cornerstone, so there's
just one way. A friend of mine was out visiting
his grandson one day. A friend of mine's a believer.
His grandson's five or six years old, old enough to read, and
they were out in traffic, and his grandson looked at a traffic
sign, it said, one way. And the young boy turned to his
grandfather and said, there's the gospel. And the old man said, well, I
don't see it. He said, look at that sign. He
said, one way. Every time we see a sign that
says one way, that ought to remind us of the gospel. There's just
one way. Christ is the one savior, the
one door. There's just one faith. There's
just one faith. We often hear people say, well,
my faith got me through. Is it the faith of God's elect?
Is it that faith that we read about that is the gift of God,
not of works that any man should boast? You see, there is such
thing as false faith. True faith has an object. And true faith looks to the Lord
Jesus Christ. So there's just one way. There's
just one faith. There's just one Lord. There's just one gospel, not
another. There's just one gospel. God
saves sinners just one way, through the Lord Jesus Christ. There
is just one hope. What is that hope? It's good
hope through grace in Christ Jesus. And there's just one God. Oftentimes in Isaiah, you remember
reading in Isaiah? God said, I am God, beside me
there is No other. You see, there's just one God.
There's just one way. There's just one gospel. There's
just one faith, one Lord. And my friend, there's just one
Savior. And that one Savior is the one
Savior who saves His people from their sin, who redeems His people
from their sin. Call His name Jesus, He shall
save His people from their sin. Now the sheep of Christ enter
by this door and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is the door. He is the door of mercy, He is
the door of salvation, He is the door of pardon, He is the
door of righteousness. Now, I'll go back through those
things in just a minute, but let me tell you what the door
is not. The church is not the door. The
church is not the door. Well, you know, I belong to church
now. Well, that might be a good thing
and it might not. If the church you belong to or
you're a member of preaches the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ,
that's probably a good thing. But if the church you're a member
of or the congregation that you're a member of denies the gospel
of God's grace, well, that's not a good thing. It's not a
good place to be. You see, the Lord Jesus Christ
is the door. The church is not the door. Zebulun
Baptist Church is not the door. I've never said that salvation,
God forbid, I've never said that salvation is being a member of
this congregation. We don't even have a membership
role. We don't even have a book with anybody's name on it anywhere.
I'm not interested in you being a member of this church. I'm
interested in you knowing Christ. the Lord Jesus Christ. This church
is not the door. Certainly doing or trying to
observe the moral law is not the door. By the deeds of the
law shall no flesh be justified. Certainly not by our work for
merit or righteousness. That is not the door, is it?
Baptism, water baptism certainly is not the door of salvation. Any or some decision or aisle
that you walk is not the door. You see what the door is not?
The Lord Jesus Christ is the door of mercy. Now He is the
door of mercy. Take your Bible and let's see.
Turn to Psalm 130. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself
is the foundation stone. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself
is the door of mercy. You need mercy? Are you a sinner? I tell you who needs mercy? Sinners.
God be merciful to me, the sinner. Psalm 130, look at verse 7. Let Israel hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord there is mercy. You see, He's the door of mercy.
With the Lord, there is mercy and with Him is plenteous redemption. Turn back to Psalm 86. Psalm
86. The Lord Jesus Christ is the
door of mercy. Psalm 86, look at verse 5. For
thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive, plenteous in mercy. He's the door of mercy. Plenteous
in mercy unto all them that call upon Him. Look at verse 15 of
Psalm 86. But thou, Lord, art a God full
of compassion, gracious, long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and in truth. So the Lord Jesus Christ is the
door of mercy. He is the mercy seat. The Lord
Jesus Christ is the door of salvation. He's the Savior of sinners. I
like what Peter said before those Pharisees that day as he stood
on trial for his life. Neither is there salvation in
any other for there's no other name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved. So the Lord Jesus Christ is the
door. Have you entered into that door
of mercy? Have you entered into that door
of salvation? The Lord Jesus Christ is the door of forgiveness.
Do you need forgiveness? Where is forgiveness found? Through
that door in Christ Jesus. He said in Ephesians chapter
1, In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sin according to the riches of his grace. Now, what is that
TV show where they have, is it the One of those TV shows where
they have door number one, door number two, door number three.
I forget what they call it. Price is Right or something like
that. This is not a multiple choice. I mean, you pick door
number three, you may get a surprise. There may be a donkey back there.
Over here in door number one, there may be a Cadillac. And
it's not like, well, it's just a change. My friend, salvation
is not a game. It's not picking a door which
you think works best. God provided one door, and that
door is Christ. He's the door of mercy, the door
of salvation, the door of pardon, and He, my friend, is the door
of righteousness. You need righteousness? You need
redemption? It's through that door. Christ
himself is that door he's the Redeemer he is called the Lord
our righteousness now look back to John chapter 10 again verse
9 I am the door I am the door now look what it says next by
me by me by me if any man enter in He shall be saved. If any man enters in through
this door, it'll be by his blood, by his power, by his grace, by
me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. I won't have you turn
because you all know this scripture. Hebrews 7, 25. Wherefore he's
able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by him seeing
he ever lives to make intercession for us. You see, coming to the
Lord Jesus Christ, this door of mercy, this door of salvation,
is by His purpose. It's by His grace. It's by His
will. It's not something that you one
day decide that you're going to do. He said, no man can come
unto Me except the Father which sent Me. Draw him. It's by His
purpose. It's by His will. It's by His
grace. that you come to this door of
mercy. Sinners are saved, justified,
pardoned, made new creatures by the righteous obedience and
faithfulness of the Lord Jesus Christ. His glorious blood is
sacrificed on our behalf. Now this word here By me, if
any man enter in through this door of mercy, door of salvation,
he shall be, what is that word? S-A-V-E-D, saved. Saved. Now, I know it's a word
in our day that has been abused, misused, and misunderstood. Saved. You often hear people
say, well, you know, so-and-so got saved last night. Well, most of the time he just
had a religious experience. People say, well, you know, I
got saved back so-and-so, back so-and-so. It's a term that has been abused
and misunderstood. But salvation is certainly something
that God does for us and in us, and by that work of grace for
us and in us, we have salvation. The Lord God Almighty does save
us, justify us by His grace alone. Now we read a moment ago from
Ephesians 2, 8, 9, for by grace, grace are you saved. The grace of God, the grace of
God, that eternal purpose and grace given us in Christ Jesus
before the foundation of the world. God saves sinners. He saved us. He saved me. Not because I was anything, simply
because it pleased Him to do so. I want you to look at two
places in Scripture here where this word saved is used. Find
2 Timothy 1.9. 2 Timothy 1.9. It's God who hath
saved us. Don't use that phrase in such
a flippant, uncaring way, well, I got saved one day. That's really
misunderstanding what salvation is all about. Salvation is something
that God does for us by His purpose and by His grace. The Lord, in
a wonder of mercy, He called us and He saved us with His everlasting
salvation. 2 Timothy 1.9 Paul writing to
young Timothy, reminding him not to be ashamed of the gospel
nor of the testimony of the gospel, be a partaker of the affliction
of the gospel according to the power of God. Look at verse 9.
According to the power of God who hath saved us. He saved us. He saved us from
our sin. He saved us from eternal wrath
and condemnation, and He has given us life in Christ Jesus.
He saved us, and then one day He called us. Now you notice
the order there. God saved us, and then He called
us. When did God save His people?
Well, we can look at this in an eternal way. He saved us in
that eternal covenant of grace when He chose us. He saved us
when the Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary put away our sin. And
He saves us in time when He crosses our path and calls us to Himself
in saving mercy. And one day in glory, we'll really
be saved. glorified in Christ Jesus. It's God who saved us and then
one day He called us. He called us. He called us because
He saved us. And that eternal covenant of
grace. And He called us with a holy calling, not according
to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace purpose
and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
began. He saved us before the world
began. He saved us. Now here's another
scripture. Turn to Titus chapter 3. Titus
chapter 3. He saved us. He saved us. Titus chapter 3. We also ourselves, verse 3, Titus
3, also were sometimes foolish disobedient, deceived, serving
divers lust and pleasure, living in malice, envy, hateful, and
hating one another." Now this is Saul of Tarsus, the Pharisee,
this is his testimony. But, after the kindness and love
of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but according to His mercy, He saved us. He saved us. By the washing of
regeneration, the renewing of the Holy Spirit, that's a new
birth, which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
that's the door, that being justified by His grace, we should be made
heirs according to the hope of eternal life. He saved us. If any man enter into that door,
he shall be saved. By me. The sheep enter in by
His power, by His calling, by His drawing. The sheep just don't
wander in. They're lost sheep. They must
be brought in by the drawing and calling and power of God.
In John 10 verse 16, read that. John 10 verse 16. The other sheep
I have which are not of this fold, them also I must bring. I must bring. If He doesn't bring
us, we're not coming. He must draw us, bring us. You
remember from our study in Hebrews 2, verse 10, rather, the captain
of our salvation is bringing many sons unto glory. And then
in 1 Peter 3, talking about the Lord Jesus Christ, the just one
dying for the unjust, that He might bring us unto God, or it
won't come any other way. but by the bringing of the Lord
Jesus Christ. By me, if any man enter in. Now,
the last part of verse nine, and I'll be through. He shall
go in and shall go out and find pasture. Now, what does this
mean? Now, this is not teaching the
heresy and the lie of Satan that sinners are saved one day, they
go in, and then the next day they go out. They don't fall
in and out of grace. God saves us with an everlasting
salvation. This is not teaching the heresy
and the lie of Satan that sinners are saved one day and lost the
next. He says, I give them eternal
life. What does that mean? Salvation
is a gift and it's eternal salvation. And they shall never perish.
But rather this is teaching the great liberty and freedom the
sheep enjoy in Christ. We've been delivered from the
curse of the law. That's right, from the bondage
of the law, the Lord Jesus Christ redeemed us from the curse of
the law being made a curse for us. He said, stand fast in the
liberty wherewith Christ has set us free, and don't be entangled
again with the yoke of bondage. Referring to the law, the sheep
of Christ have been delivered into the glorious liberty of
the sons of God. Remember John 8.32? You shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. The Lord said in Isaiah 61, He
came to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of prison
to them that are bound. He has delivered us from bondage. We go into liberty and out of,
we go in and out. Into liberty and freedom, out
of bondage, death and destruction. Believers have been delivered
from the darkness of spiritual ignorance into the glorious liberty
of the gospel The glorious light of the gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Into light, out of darkness. God commands the light of the
gospel to shine in our heart, and we see the glory of God in
the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Translated out of the
kingdom of darkness, into the kingdom of God's dear Son. We
see we went out of darkness into light, that we should show forth
the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous
light. Thirdly, the sheep go in and
out. They've been delivered from death
in Adam Out of death into life in Christ Jesus. He said in verse
10, I'm come that they might have life and have it more abundantly. You hath he quickened who were,
what? Dead in trespasses and in sin. Out of death into life everlasting
in Christ Jesus. Aren't you glad for this in and
out? out of darkness into light, out of death into life, out of
bondage into liberty. And lastly it says in the sheep
of Christ they find pasture, they find abundance of spiritual
blessings in Christ Jesus. They find that the Lord is gracious. They find in Him He is plenteous
in redemption. They find in Him that He is a
God ready to pardon. The Lord is my shepherd, David
said, because He is my shepherd, I shall not want. My God shall supply all your
need according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus.
Psalm 130, we read a moment ago, the Lord Jesus Christ is plenteous
in redemption. I am the door, by me, if any
man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find
fine pasture. Christ is the only door, the
only access into all spiritual blessings, Try to come other
ways, to be branded by God Almighty as a thief and a robber. You see, in salvation the Lord
Jesus Christ is all, and in all. In Him dwells all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily, and in Christ believers stand, stand,
they stand complete in Him.