Interesting Take on the Sheep and Goats Parable (hell, believe, Jesus)

[thrillobyte]

Here is an interpretation I've never heard before. What do you think? Does this position make the grade?

Goats:"And did not minister to thee?'
They could not see that if they chose not to accept Jesus and what
He did for them, then they must live perfectly and never miss doing
predestined good works...they cannot miss even one opportunity or
they will no longer be perfect. Those who believe in Jesus may
miss the opportunity, but they are seen as perfect through Jesus in
God's eyes. Those who do not believe in Jesus have the opportunity
to do predestined good works, but if they fail at any of them, they
are not perfect in the eyes of God. The "good works" that are seen
in the world of mankind as "good", lay outside of the predestined
Good Works of God, and are only works of man. In God's eyes the
good works of man should have been done anyway.
There is a "big" difference between what mankind thinks are good
works [Thrillobyte: such as those done by atheists] and the predestined Good Works of God...
they are two different things and two different acts.

This person believes that the goats were predestined to do good works as well as the sheep but, unlike the sheep who missed the mark on occasion, these goats were expected to hit the mark every time and since no one can be 100% perfect and these goats did not fall under the saving Blood of Jesus, they came under the Law and of course were punished for missing even one good work.

Now let's assume we're not looking at the long view in which the goats will eventually get out of hell and go to heaven. Looking at the moment judgment is pronounced by Jesus, does this interpretation deal justly with the question of atheists who do good works (feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, etc)?

Parable of Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31:46)

[Marks]

Originally Posted by thrillobyte

Here is an interpretation I've never heard before. What do you think? Does this position make the grade?



This person believes that the goats were predestined to do good works as well as the sheep but, unlike the sheep who missed the mark on occasion, these goats were expected to hit the mark every time and since no one can be 100% perfect and these goats did not fall under the saving Blood of Jesus, they came under the Law and of course were punished for missing even one good work.

Now let's assume we're not looking at the long view in which the goats will eventually get out of hell and go to heaven. Looking at the moment judgment is pronounced by Jesus, does this interpretation deal justly with the question of atheists who do good works (feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, etc)?

Parable of Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31:46)

I don't think much of it.

[sciotamicks]

Animal farm? I couldn't resist...sorry...I liked snowball