Bible scriptures if possible. Thanks!
2007-04-07 07:52:27 · 17 answers · asked by andy r 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The sheep are the nations that believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God & trust & obey Him. And the goats are the nations that reject Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God & persecute the Church.
The sheep who trust & obey the Lord will help those in need, & Jesus said that this is helping Him. The goats will imprison or kill Jesus followers, & they are actually doing this to him. Paul the Disciple actually was a goat until He turned to Christ.
2007-04-07 08:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
** Bible Study? What is the difference between the sheep and the goats? Bible scriptures if possible. Thanks! **
As originally used in the The Bible, the house of Israel are the Sheep, everyone else are the goats.
Examples:
The Bible Ezekiel 34:30-31
Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Sovereign LORD. You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "
The Bible Matthew 25:32
All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats
An example of how Jesus used sheep when instructing his disciples.
The Bible Matthew 10:5-7
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions:
"Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
Another example of Jesus making the distinction between Sheep ( The house Israel ) and others ( Goats ).
The Bible Matthew 15: 21 - 28
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession." Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us." He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said. He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
The Sheep are of the house of Israel and the Goats are eveyone else. The difference is the Sheep are the chosen and the Goats are not.
2007-04-07 11:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sheep are the righteous and the goats are the unrighteous. When Christ was resurrected, he sat at the right side of God as King. Jesus is currently separating the sheep from the goats, which was to take place before "the great tribulation." This is how we know "the great tribulation" is just around the corner.
By choosing God's rule, they qualify to be put on the "right hand" of Christ as he separates "the sheep" from "the goats." In his prophecy about the last days, Jesus foretold: "All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will put the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left." The sheep are humble people who associate with and support Christ's brothers, submitting to God's rule. The goats are stubborn people who reject Christ's brothers and do nothing to support God's rule. With what result? Jesus said: "These [the goats] will depart into everlasting cutting-off, but the righteous ones [the sheep] into everlasting life."—Matthew 25:31-46.
2007-04-07 08:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by aseptic technique 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables." John 2:15....Sheep are dumb animals and are always in need of a shepherd. Jesus drove them out of the temple too because they were too dumb to understand what was happening inside. To be called a sheep is not a compliment... probably why the bible says to be aware of wolf in sheep's clothing which simply means to be aware of someone who may appear to be dumb or lost yet may be very dangerous. Maybe God wants His people to smarten up real quick and stop behaving like sheep always in need of a shepherd because the days are evil. The human species is the only species God commanded to have dominion in the beginning but because of their sheep like qualities it ate from the tree God forbade it to touch.
2013-09-06 23:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by Rabe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will seperate the wheat from the tares, the sheep from the goats, the saint from the sinner. There will be great partiality, and no small amount of tears from the right
2016-04-01 02:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you mean the passage in Matthew 25 the answers to what Jesus was referring to is in the rest of the chapter. We can tell a sheep by their willingness to help others without thinking about what's in it for them. They will give food to the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, invite in a stranger, give clothing to the naked, take care of the sick, and visit the prisoner in prison. (Matthew 25:35-6) Not only will they not think about what's in it for them, they won't even realise that they are doing these things! In verses 37-39 they righteous respond to Jesus' by asking the question "when did we do these things?" So, a sheep is a person who does these things out of love. They do it as a natural response to what Jesus does for them. In essence they are so overflowing with love from God that it must find its outlet in helping those who Jesus himself identified with - the needy and outcasts of society.
On the other hand, we can tell a goat by the exact opposite means! In the account, Jesus says exactly the same things about them, but in the negative. They did not give food to the hungry, or drink to the thirsty and so on. And their reaction to this further incriminates them. They reply, "When did we see you?" These people couldn't even see the opportunity to serve Jesus in these situations let alone act out of love in them.
The fundamental difference between sheep and goats is that the former act out of love the latter don’t see the opportunity to do so.
2007-04-07 08:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sheep
2Sa 24:17;
Ps 44:11, 22; 95:7; 119:176;
Mt 10:6, 16;
Joh 21:16, 17;
Ro 8:36
Matthew 24 or 25 :31-41
I hope this helps!
2007-04-07 08:07:30 · answer #7 · answered by JSB 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sheep need a shepherd to lead them to pasture. Goats find their own way.
Many biblical references to sheep and Christians - Shepherd and Jesus.
Goats doing their own thing and non believers doing their own thing.
In the judgment the sheep and the goats will be separated.
2007-04-07 08:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sheep are the ones that read the bible.
Goats are the ones the people in the bible killed.
2007-04-07 07:57:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jade 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Jesus told a parable of separating the sheep from the goats: The sheep fed the hungry, clothed the naked, took care of the sick and visited the prisoners. The goats did none of these things. Jesus said to the sheep that whenever they did those things for the least of his brothers they did it for Him. He welcomed them to heaven. As for the goats -- he rejected them. What do our works show? Are we sheep or goats?
2007-04-07 08:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Wisdom 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋