Jesus taught definite atonement. He speaks of himself as the “good shepherd [who] lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11, 15). He knows and is known by his “own” sheep, just as the Father knows him and he knows the Father (John 10:14–15). Jesus’s sheep listen to his voice and follow him (John 10:27). He gives them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one can snatch them out of his hand (John 10:28). The Father has given them to him; no one can snatch them out of his Father’s hand (John 10:29).
