The story of sheep and goats is much broader, and narrower at the same time. Matt: 25:31-45
Not all who call Jesus - "Lord" are sheep. Some are goats. And there will also be some people who have no idea about Jesus who will discover they are sheep.
Being a member of a particular denomination, or religion for that matter, does not guarantee you are a sheep, or a goat.
I'm an anti-denominational christian. I'd say non-denominational, but that's another word for contemporary reformed baptist.
2007-05-29 06:00:25
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answered by awayforabit 5
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I don't belong to an "abomination" because I believe that the Bible teaches that we are all to be one body in Christ - not split on doctrinal issues. The main issue is salvaton through Christ - there is no mistake that there is no salvation outside of Him. We could be wrong about other things we believe that don't directly affect our salvation. Sadly that is why many are split apart - such important things as what color the carpet
should be or whether we believe in a particular rapture stand.
I am a Christian, and can get along fine with any Christian irregardless of what the name of their denomination is.
As far as sheep and goats are concerned - That is simple!
On the judgment day all men shall be gathered before the Great White Throne Judgment as written in Revelation 20:11-15. There will be those on the right side who repented of their sin, got saved,and loved, served and died trusting the Lord for their salvation. On the left will be those who rejected the salvation offered through Christ and they are called goats in this portion of scripture. So, in essence, your third example
is the correct one.
There is one other qualifying factor that I can share without doing any research beyond what I already know. Jesus said,
My sheep know my voice and they will not follow another."
Obviously in order to know His voice we must come to know Him - that is what salvation is all about.
2007-05-28 16:21:35
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answered by Anonymous
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LDS was founded by a 33 degree freemason. If you don't know, the first thing that a mason, before he enters the lodge door for the first time, says is "I come seeking the light." The light is openly and clearly told as being Luciferian. Of course, this is hidden from the first 3 degrees of freemason initiates, but they could learn the truth if they would admit that Jesus is the light. Mormonism, along with all the denominations that have been gradually slipping into the path of Luciferianism are the goats.
2007-05-28 16:20:37
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answered by hisgloryisgreat 6
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I don't know about the whole "sheep and goats" thing. All I know is that I consider ALL humans to be my brothers and sisters, though only other Christians are my brothers and sisters in Christ. It doesn't matter to me which denomination they belong to, so long as they believe that Jesus Christ was and IS the Son of God, that He was crucified, and that He was resurrected; and as long as they've accepted Him as their Lord and Savior, and repented of their sins.
I am a nondenominational Christian who believes that denominations have led to too much division in the Christian church. People place too much importance on doctrine. We need to focus on the BASICS, and let everyone make up their own mind on the rest.
2007-05-28 16:13:51
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answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7
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Well, I don't know about sheeps and goats but I know that people don't like the truth. Have you seen American Idol when Simon actually tells the truth, he gets booed. I think this is like the samething. People don't like Christ because it offends us, but that's what the truth does, the truth is intolerant. As far as other faiths. Which has the most evidence. Mormons are really sercret about a lot of things, I think that sums it up.
2007-05-28 16:15:05
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answered by yaabro 4
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A small correction. Sheep means the people that will Inherit Gods Kingdom. That means live through Armageddon. Not everybody is going to heaven, or else there would be nobody on earth after Armageddon for a Kingdom to rule over.
2007-05-28 16:21:10
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answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7
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Uh-oh, it just got deeper-
Eze 34:17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he-goats.
Eze 34:18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
Eze 34:19 And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
Eze 34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Now, look what you started with this 'goat' topic! Discrimination not only against those filthy goats, but against filthy fat and skinny ones too! Unfair! Prejudice! Discrimination! Lawsuits galore! I HATE bigots! (right...)
Goat Demons!...Etc...Etc... (Now, if you could come up with a synthetic sheep pancreas, then you'd have something! right, diabetics?...RIGHT, SHEEP?)
2007-05-28 16:41:58
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answered by Anonymous
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John 10 says that Jesus is the Great Shepherd and that his sheep know his voice. Read John 10 and you will know who are the sheep. I don't think there are many true sheep left.
2007-05-28 16:13:34
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answered by Joel 2 5
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If your asking my beliefs i believe anyone that accepts the free gift of salvation from the Lord Jesus will be saved. They are the sheep and He is the Shepherd.
2007-05-28 16:14:42
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well, the only correction I can give is
"some borna agains believe that anyone who calls themself Christian is a sheep and others are goats"
"some Christians believe that Jews and Christians are the sheep and all others are the goats"
"some confused people believe that we're all sheep"
"some confused people think we're all half sheep half goats"
so you just forgot these. that's all. Pentecostal I guess....
2007-05-28 16:13:37
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answered by Hey, Ray 6
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