by nomad » October 24th, 2006, 5:58 pm
This word study is very interesting. It does have a huge impact.
I'd like to raise another question. The sheep and the goats is a parable, so not meant to be taken verbatim. I mean, no one here seems to be suggesting that we are talking about actual sheeps and goats. But a more serious problem is that this parable sounds like we are saved by works. If you are going to take the "eternal punishment" literally, wouldn't you also have to that literally? That also makes me think that this parable is not talking about the salvation of the soul.
OK, now I'm going to go out on a really shaky limb. Could the sheep and the goats be refering to the seperation of our selfish nature from our Christ-like nature? Because most of us sometimes behave like sheep and sometimes like goats. I know that's a stretch. Any thoughts?[/list]
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"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best -- " and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.