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Mar 15, 2024 · The Parable of the Sheep and Goats is in Matthew 25:31–46. Jesus told this parable to illustrate how believers will be judged and separated based on their compassionate actions toward those in need, reflecting their faith in Christ. This guide gives you a complete summary of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats, including the.
Jan 4, 2022 · The sheep are those who were saved during the tribulation; the goats are the unsaved who survived the tribulation. The sheep on Jesus’ right hand are blessed by God the Father and given an inheritance.
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Why does Christian hypocrisy bother us so much? Why do the loveless sins of professing Christians cause such a sense of disorientation, dissonance, and (if we are not careful) disillusionment? Most important: why does the Shepherd hate loveless hypocrisy? It seems clear from Matthew 25 that sacrificial love is supremely fitting for the Christian. I...
Although I love Green’s music generally and I love “The Sheep and the Goats” in particular, I think the song’s last line is misleading. The only difference between righteous sheep and unrighteous goats is not what they did or did not do. The difference is not merely in outward characteristics. Sheep and goats have different DNA. The difference is c...
Peter expresses this reality when he commands believers to “love one another earnestly from a pure heart” because they have been “born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable” (1 Pet. 1:22–23). The command to love others is real. But it is never meant to be obeyed in our own strength. Peter makes it abundantly clear: sacrificial love is t...
Jesus's teaching on this parable of the Sheep and Goats ends with a blessed reminder that every sheep (even those as wicked as the evil servant, foolish as the neglectful bridesmaids, and lazy as the unfaithful slave) are ultimately considered righteous (on account of believing in Jesus) and consequently will enter into eternal life ...
- The “Least of These” Matter. There is some debate about who the “least of these” actually are. Is this referring to how one treats all believers or vulnerable missionaries?
- There Is a Separation. Regardless of how you parse out the details in this passage, there is one thing that is certain — there is a separation between sheep and goats.
- It’s Not about Sheep and Goats. This will come as quite the let down to preachers, like myself, who have made a big deal about the difference between sheep and goats.
- What We Do Matters. Many commentaries spend an inordinate amount of time explaining how these verses square with the doctrine of justification by faith.
The Sheep and the Goats. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 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.
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Jan 17, 2019 · The separation of the sheep from the goats in verses 32-33 is the definitive judgment concerning survival and entrance into Jesus’ kingdom.
