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The antithesis to a [[sheep]], a term taken from the parables of Jesus in the bible, and used to insinuate unreceptiveness, rebelliousness, evil, or following the devil. | The antithesis to a [[sheep]], a term taken from the parables of Jesus in the bible, and used to insinuate unreceptiveness, rebelliousness, evil, or following the devil. | ||
| − | #A goat is any person who is not receptive to the word of God or the group's teachings. In practice, anyone who is busy or unapproachable is considered a goat. | + | #A goat is any person who is not receptive to the word of God or the group's teachings. In practice, anyone who is busy or unapproachable is considered a goat. |
| − | #New doctrines were often described as "separating the sheep from the goats" | + | #New doctrines were often described as "separating the sheep from the goats" – those that were able to receive the radical new doctrines were sheep, those that rejected goats. |
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| + | ''Compare:'' [[sheep]], [[fish]] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 6 April 2005
The antithesis to a sheep, a term taken from the parables of Jesus in the bible, and used to insinuate unreceptiveness, rebelliousness, evil, or following the devil.
- A goat is any person who is not receptive to the word of God or the group's teachings. In practice, anyone who is busy or unapproachable is considered a goat.
- New doctrines were often described as "separating the sheep from the goats" – those that were able to receive the radical new doctrines were sheep, those that rejected goats.
Compare: sheep, fish
