Difference between revisions of "Goat"

From XFamily - Children of God
[unchecked revision][unchecked revision]
m
Line 1: Line 1:
 
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, unapproachable, or skeptical 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.
+
#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]]
 
  ''Compare:'' [[sheep]], [[fish]]

Revision as of 22:59, 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.

  1. 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, unapproachable, or skeptical is considered a goat.
  2. 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