10:28 The Lord gives His sheep the endless life of fellowship with God (17:2–3). He protects them from perishing, according to the infallibility of divine grace; and He allows no one to snatch them from His hand. The saints persevere because God preserves them. The sheep are not able to snatch themselves out of God’s hand because the divine Shepherd will keep all of His true sheep from eternally straying (cf. 17:12). The solemn warnings of Scripture against apostasy are not intended to cause doubts about God’s perseverance with those He has saved (cf. 1 John 2:19). See “Perseverance of the Saints” at Rom. 8:30.