Re: [TruthTalk] What is a Christian?

[Bill Taylor]

Hi, Judy: Would you agree that goats are born goats and will die goats?  And likewise, sheep are always sheep and they don't turn into goats?   And have you noticed in the parable of tares and wheat that the tares are tares from the time they germinate (i.e, from the day they are conceived) until that day when the reapers come to burn them? And in the parable the same holds true for wheat -- from beginning to end, wheat is wheat, and wheat doesn't change composition along the way and suddenly become a tare? What do you make of this?   Just curious,   Bill  ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] What is a Christian? That one may have been out in the pigpen for a season but the very fact that he is called a "sheep" and not a goat is defining.  Remember Jesus spoke to lost sheep of the house of Israel and Israel was a Covenant nation.  Today we are dealing with the Kingdom of God and there is only one way in which is by way of the Chief Shepherd.     On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:18:35 -0500 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I don't think so...the one sheep was "lost".   Kay From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Judy Taylor A big problem with this analogy and street preaching is that "sheep" are already in the fold so they "know" the voice of the Shepherd - even John the Baptist was preaching to God's Covenant people.   I have my own issues with the methods of some Street Preachers (not all) because I don't like "throwing yourself down from the pinnacle of the temple" type antics.  However, they are doing something not many of us would want to do and they are exposing ppl who would never be confronted in their own circles to the name of Jesus - Paul said that even if someone is out there for a wrong motive we should be thankful for that, so I now bless them in Jesus name.  jt   On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:11:24 -0500 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Au contraire, contraire, preacher! All you have to do is lead...they follow. You never have to udder (hehehe...I know that's for cows) a word to them.    Kay, who has raised sheep with Slade From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Kevin Deegan Can't get em by your zipped lip either! Jeff Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: perfect analogy!   From: Slade Henson   What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. Anyone who has raised sheep knows you can't get the lost sheep to come back to the fold by chasing and screaming at her. - slade From: Kevin Deegan I have been easy on Dave this go round.  Would you agree Dave? Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more.